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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Memes are going through a cycle similar to art I feel. We started with just basic memes of text on random pictures. Then we got really good at those and we started making meta memes. Then we started contemporary memes: memes that challenge what it even means to be a meme (b and big chungus). And now we are tired of contemporary memes and moving back towards basic memes.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I wonder if meme studies will be a legitimate field of research for future anthropologists that study the digital age.

    Hi, future people!

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    I mean, so long as some kind of record is kept?

    It would be a wealth of social information. Political events, economic crisis, the views of the common man of the time, all have been represented through memery. This is, in a sense, a journal of opinion with a wonderful look across spectrums. They also encapsulate humor, showing where it has and hasn't changed across generations.

    Sure, a massive chunk would be highly irrelevant, but it's still a solid look into part of a wide culture.

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