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Are we using Richard Dawkin's definition of memes here? Is this the meme pool? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I always have and that throws people off in conversations but I don't really care. If someone is using the colloquial meaning then they've already wasted my time so I get to waste theirs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not sure it's fair to assume everyone has the same definition of the word just because it's the one you prefer

Language evolves over time and meanings change

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

memes are a waste of time.

that assumption goes both ways.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then why are you on a meme community?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

why are you taking comments literally in a meme community?

it was a fucking joke.