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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.

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[–] rain_worl@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

btw, newspeak was inspired by esperanto, because george orwell didn't like it. you know who else didn't like esperanto? adolf hitler.

[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And your conclusion is? Anyone who does not like newspeak is literally hitler?

[–] rain_worl@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

citing my sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak#Development_of_Newspeak
just letting you guys know. btw, language is possible to shape your thoughts, using the same morphemes in different contexts represents a link