the.com/meme culture
the internet's immune system, turning shared trauma into shared jokes at record speed.
means the collective practice of remixing images, phrases, and formats to compress complex feelings into instantly recognizable jokes.
from richard dawkins coined meme in 1976 for ideas that replicate like genes; the internet just gave the gene a printing press and a caption font.
word originfrom greek mimema, meaning imitated thing
speed recordtrends can die within 48 hours now
format lifespandrake meme still going strong since 2015
academic fieldmemetics studies ideas as evolving organisms