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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’m a firm believer each nominal decade (“the 80s” in this case) starts with the year ending in 1 (1981-1990).

Mathematically it’s correct (there was no year 0), but more to the point look at anything in the popular culture in 1980, doesn’t it look like it’s from the 70s? Video from 1990 doesn’t look “90s”, it looks 80s.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

"yea I'm an 80s baby"

"when were you born?"

"1990"

UTTERLY DERANGED

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago

To be fair, someone born in 1989 saying they're an 80s baby would likewise get sideeyed from me.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

there was no year 0

Just because no one said it was there, doesn't mean it wasn't.

It's like vaccines and autism and other things RFK doesnt believe in. They still exist!

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago

Dionysius did not use a year zero; the year preceding AD 1 was 1 BC.

  • “The Oxford Companion to the Year” by Blackburn & Holford-Strevens

There was not a year zero. This isn’t a conspiracy theory.

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Also the 80s is plural so in 1980 there was only one 80, but by 1981 there were two 80s.