This is still more of a meme than a screenshot of twitter.
this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2026
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"Noooo a meme is any idea conveyed through social contagion"
Well, yeah, basically. Evolution of the idea as it spreads is also an important part.
It's funny to me how so many loud linguistic prescriptivists (not you necessarily, but seemingly the person you responded to) don't even know the original definitions of the words they're so ferociously and futilely trying to gatekeep. It's like being mad at new generations of kids for making up their own slang, good luck slowing that train down.
They don't say what they mean. People aren't trying to portray the original archaic definition in their posts, they are trying to invoke the newer much more modern meaning of the word, and it's disenchanting because if any social evolution is a meme then the word becomes arbitrary. "Memes" today are just images for pointless engagement on that train.
The word meme was coined as a philosophic analogue to the biologic word gene. It was essentially just a metaphor, a way to visualize how human consciousness and, by extension, human culture have changed over time. Ideas (read: abstract concepts, beliefs, knowledge, awarenesses, etc.) are like genes, they're the basic building-blocks by which human nature evolves. One ape once decided to start covering his junk and the other apes thought he looked pretty cool actually...and now we have the Met Gala and fucking fashion week. Another ape learned how to start a fire anytime he wanted and showed his buddies...and now all life on earth is at constant danger of being ended by one narcissistic doofus with the single push of a button.
Now it just means funny picture. But GOD FORBID it be a funny picture that doesn't have a specific font and have a stupid alliterative nickname with a 30 paragraph write-up on knowyourmeme.com ✊💦 Sorry it's not "enchanting" enough for you, whatever that means.
Look, I'm all for words evolving, but if someone points at a dog and says "cat", its fine to say "actually its a dog"
Same thing with memes.
If someone posts a selfie and writes "feeling frisky, might buy a taco" and thinks that's a meme, they are entitled to be wrong.
I'm entitled to continue shouting "that's not a fucking meme" until I die, and if someone wants to tell me "that's a weird hill to die on" I'll tell them that they should shut the fuck up and post memes instead of lecturing me about language.
I have certainly never been one of the "memes are just image macros" people, and obviously I'm not very open to accepting anything shared online as a meme. But there's a certain spirit of posts in-between that just has more effort and thought put into it (even if it's a shitpost) that I think there's some, be it ironic, integrity in a post that should be upheld if communities on a forum such as lemmy are to prosper. Which is why I think OPs image is a high quality meme, because at least some thought went into it, unlike Sarah's random thoughts on twitter.
For the same reason my blog post doesn't belong in a News community, the effortless screengrabs don't belong on a meme forum.
I genuinely don't believe anyone who thinks this way is over the age of 20. Memes being funny pictures on the Internet is all they've ever known because they never had any other experience. No one had that talking point you quoted until recent years, and they regurgitate it just like they do with everything else on the web.
Misses text
ah! zuppa al d'accordo, famous italian staple
I can taste the cheap ass sweet tea from that pitcher.
Wow this classic is at least 20 years old. Amazing
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Unless it starts with POV its not a meme its an inspirational poster.
Half of political memes on this site are like
MY OPINION IN ALL CAPS
BOTTOM TEXT
A pitch writ on a picture of a pitcher
The emptiness of the pitcher is symbolic of the meaninglessness of the meme.
White text with a black outline elevates your memes so everyone can read them. It’s basic memeology
memeology
I believe the word you are looking for is mmmmmmmemebolism, king bonehead
How could I have made such a simple mistake
this shit is so peak
Just don't claim anything is not a meme! 47 replies explaining how yes, literally everything is a meme and that term is still useful will be headed your way if you do.
The pitcher does matter, this one is harder to read than it needs to be.
Pitcher is fine. But where’s the catcher?
Relatable
you don't know how I hate that. Moreover when it's a tiktok screenshot of a random guy or girl with text on it seeking attention.
*Humor. Not hum our.