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minus-squareantonim@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month agoSorry for this slightly random remark, but fuck whoever unironically came up with concept of “stealing” memes.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days agoTrue, memes are the antithesis to author literature
minus-squareantonim@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days agoExactly. Nobody can author, own, or “steal” a joke, a proverb, a riddle, a folk tale, a nursery rhyme, graffiti… Memes are just the digital equivalent of such cultural artefacts.
Sorry for this slightly random remark, but fuck whoever unironically came up with concept of “stealing” memes.
Nice! I’ll… save this meme.
True, memes are the antithesis to author literature
Exactly. Nobody can author, own, or “steal” a joke, a proverb, a riddle, a folk tale, a nursery rhyme, graffiti… Memes are just the digital equivalent of such cultural artefacts.