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gsk22
1027 days ago
Are "topic icebergs" really a meme? Sure, they're an internet phenomenon, but that doesn't automatically qualify as a meme.
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hannasanarion
1027 days ago
What do you think the word "meme" means, and what features does something need to qualify as one?
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Tao3300
1026 days ago
I'd call it an
image macro
, but the Venn Diagram of memes and image macros is a 99.9% overlap, so we might as well not draw a distinction.
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dang
1027 days ago
I've inlined 'meme' to 'iceberg' in the title above so we can hopefully not worry about this.
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benatkin
1027 days ago
Yes, but an obscure meme. A maymay, if you will.
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