GluWu@lemm.ee to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 25 days agoSunday stealing rulelemm.eeimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down19
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imageSunday stealing rulelemm.eeGluWu@lemm.ee to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareunexposedhazardlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·edit-225 days agoIsnt the whole point of meme formats to be stolen and reused in creative ways?
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·25 days 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-up4·25 days 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.