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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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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Fingerprint matching in the 60s sounds, uh, time intensive.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 8 points 8 hours ago

If you want to go down a rabbithole, look up the early days of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.

Hoover got the job because he was a bureaucrat, not a lawman. He would have his people build giant files by hand on anyone of interest.