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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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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Steroids are rampant in the movie industry these days.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago

There's a story I've heard from several folks.

People go to buy the Luke Skywalker doll they'd had as kids. The original looked like Mark Hamill, but the new one has Luke built like a young Arnie Schwarzenegger