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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.

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You can do anything (lemmy.ml)

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

it probably predates that understanding which is only about 14 years old

Yeah, I had to check... Asterisx and Cleopatra had some dialog about how they weren't slaves¹... Published in 1970.

I'm not sure knowledgeable people ever thought they were built by slaves.

1 - The author had some serious academic credentials.