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by mbrookes 1356 days ago
A joke that doesn't get repeated virally isn't a meme.
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Not exactly. Memes are just cultural bits that get passed around, and virality is more like a measurement of how much they get passed around. Jokes have intrinsic memetic qualities (like this innate desire to get told again, for comedic value), which makes them great memes.