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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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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Holy shit wait is this a thing?

I have a phobia of dogs. I got attacked by two herding dogs yesterday and I held my ground in a way that I never knew I could do. I thought I'd piss my pants and faint if it ever happened

I realized a little later how close I came to being absolutely fucked

Did one of my illnesses cancel out the other or what? 😂

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

When your ass is truly on the line, your brain will take over quite nicely. I don't mean mere fear or apprehension, I mean, "I will die if I don't act as needed." Many go their whole lives without that experience. This is not an "illness" thing.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That might just be adrenaline tbh

[–] Senal@programming.dev 6 points 12 hours ago

Non standard actions in response to stressors is a known possibility with some neurodivergent diagnoses.

Calm responses to subjectively large issues or dangerous situations as well as subjectively oversized reactions to seemingly normal stimuli (sound being a common example).