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minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoThe origin of the words meme implied it had to spread to become a meme. The word has definitely changed in meaning.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt doesn’t really need to spread. If you take the gene comparison, a meme that doesn’t spread is like a person who has no kids. They still have genes even if they don’t spread them.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, I guess that’s true. I just always thought of the phrase referring to the things that spread, but memes and genes can die without spreading.
The origin of the words meme implied it had to spread to become a meme.
The word has definitely changed in meaning.
It doesn’t really need to spread. If you take the gene comparison, a meme that doesn’t spread is like a person who has no kids. They still have genes even if they don’t spread them.
Yeah, I guess that’s true. I just always thought of the phrase referring to the things that spread, but memes and genes can die without spreading.