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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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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm unable to upvote this. I'm part of the control group.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 month ago

Thank you for your sacrifice

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the control is the... I'm confused

I'm beginning to suspect Stamets isn't even a real doctor.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Concerning that researchers are giving their subjects full-strength memes like this and telling them they're placebos. Hard to believe an IRB cleared this post.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 9 points 1 month ago

The real study is testing nocebo effects

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

chat, I don’t think Dr Stamets is an actual doctor :3

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Placebo doctors are still paid even when users are aware they're placebo :-)

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago
[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn’t understand what he meant lol

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly neither did I lol

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

No... but I'll give you a check up

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm so tired of seeing this picture every few weeks

[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The trials will continue until research improves.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

The cake is real but you have to wait for the sequel (the rebuttal paper)

This is an actual meme though. Seize his medical license!

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

It's nice for variety.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

This is a solid meme, it always peps me up! I take one before bed every night and im doing great now!

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

Somewhere in England, Mike Hall is feeling unwell and he's not sure why yet.

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

why are you karma farming we don't have karma here

It’s not karma farming, that’s just his content emerging