GluWu@lemm.ee to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 year agoSunday stealing rulelemm.eeimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down19
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minus-squareunexposedhazardlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 year agoIsnt the whole point of meme formats to be stolen and reused in creative ways?
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoyes I think, but also, to capture the bits of message that are expressed in the meme, but not explicit, and to communicate the appropriately. A meme is both the thing and the context of its use. What do you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoagreed. that’s the difference between stealing a joke format and a joke. what’s the difference between stealing $20K and stealing a meme? one is highly immoral and should get you in serious trouble, and the other is just stealing a bit of money.
Isnt the whole point of meme formats to be stolen and reused in creative ways?
yes I think, but also, to capture the bits of message that are expressed in the meme, but not explicit, and to communicate the appropriately.
A meme is both the thing and the context of its use. What do you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
Meme format ≠ meme.
agreed. that’s the difference between stealing a joke format and a joke.