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[–] mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I want to see the full phylogenetic tree including the pepe and wojak genera

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

lol we should go all the way back to the Soviet soy jack memes :)

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

I miss forever alone.

[–] double_quack@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Actually, the word "meme" was introduced as a reference to the word "gene". A "meme" would be a similar concept but in a cultural (rather than biological) realm.

it is "a unit of cultural transmission"—the cultural equivalent of a gene

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/meme-word-origins-history