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minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-211 months agoThe concept of “stealing” a meme is very foreign to me. A meme is intrinsically something that spreads. A meme is in a wayauthor-less because the creator of the meme doesn’t make it a meme, only the diffused spread by many people does.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoComplaining about a stolen meme is like complaining that water is wet. The spread of a meme is what makes a meme a meme.
The concept of “stealing” a meme is very foreign to me. A meme is intrinsically something that spreads. A meme is in a wayauthor-less because the creator of the meme doesn’t make it a meme, only the diffused spread by many people does.
Complaining about a stolen meme is like complaining that water is wet. The spread of a meme is what makes a meme a meme.