This is why I joined this community
I see Possibly Linux alot on ye ol Lemmy, sad to see they don’t like memes 😕😔😒😞
I’ve taken to posting stuff that doesn’t feel like a traditional “meme” format to one of the c/Funny communities or c/Humor.
That’s good as that’s where it is suppost to go. It isn’t that the screenshot isn’t funny or useful. It just isn’t a meme
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And being Wrong lol
That is actually a meme though, it’s an idea that spreads.
It’s just a meme you don’t like
It is very much not a meme. If they added something to it like Obi wan or Shriek it would but just some random screenshot does not count
What im talking about is literally the definition of a meme, you’re talking about your idea of meme and you seem somewhat attached to it. That’s fine, but that is definitely not what a meme is, im sorry
The term you’re confusing with meme is image macro.
You can’t gatekeep what a meme is/isn’t.
Yes I can
Screenshots of text comments are all over the internet though. I used to think about it before coming here, but now I just take it as a normal.
It annoys me to no end
Ahhh, but a pet peeve is only useful when it is kept to one’s self!
When you try to turn your pet peeve into a meme, that’s proselytizing ;)
Cross post to mildly infuriating.
Now this is a good meme.
I wouldn’t go that far
Lol, among everything that is happening in the world, that bothers you.
It does and I’m tired of pretending it doesn’t
Cool meme!
The memes can be pretty cringe on here. Same with that lemmyshitpost community, I had to block that one because it was so bad.
Or, you could post “not cringe” memes yourself to those communities.
X is not a meme is not a meme.
Gatekeeping meme, cool
shut up, you jerk
but some has achieved meme status. you know the “Am i pregnat?” ones for example, and you can customize it as you need to fit your story or presenetation or whatever
Most of the memes come from communities where the typical user is way too comfortable with things like photoshop, so they can crank out a gag before it suddenly seems like a waste of time. Even the “slapped together” looking stuff takes longer than you think. This skill set - funny but also has casual graphic design skills - is narrow enough that even their throwaway jokes tend to get passed around and around and around for years.
This community is more, uh, engineering focused, so they’re doing pretty good to find reasonably funny people to screenshot. For what it’s worth, I agree with you, but the internet always has some tiresome gotcha post to shut you down with, lest you set any boundaries for yourself, so everyone’s stuck with whatever people feel like calling a meme.
