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Other memes, in contrast, have broader cultural relevance and can be understood even by those outside the subculture one would associate with the meme. [3] A study by Michele Knobel and Colin Lankshear explored three characteristics of successful memes identified by Richard Dawkins (fidelity, fecundity, and longevity) with Internet memes. It ...
A meme (/ miːm / ⓘ; MEEM) [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] 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. [ 4 ] A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one ...
Meme Man, sometimes also referred to as Mr. Succ or the Stonks guy, is a character often featured in internet memes. He is depicted as a 3D render of a smooth, bald, and often disembodied blue-eyed male head. [1] He was popularized in the mid-2010s by the artist "Special meme fresh", and became a common character in many surreal memes, a genre ...
Memetics is a theory of the evolution of culture based on Darwinian principles with the meme as the unit of culture. The term "meme" was coined by biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, [1] to illustrate the principle that he later called "Universal Darwinism". All evolutionary processes depend on information being copied ...
The NPC (/ ɛ n. p i. s i /; also known as the NPC Wojak), derived from non-player character, is an Internet meme that represents people deemed to not think for themselves; those who lack introspection or intrapersonal communication; those whose identity is deemed entirely determined by their surroundings and the information they consume, with no conscious processing whatsoever being done by ...
As for why meme stocks are back in the picture, Sikes told Yahoo Finance that a combination of investors’ familiarity with a company’s products or brand and increased market volatility is ...
Chad (slang) In modern slang, "Chad" refers to a stereotypical alpha male who embodies traditional masculine traits, such as being physically attractive, confident, charismatic, and sexually successful. The term is often used humorously or ironically to describe someone who fits this mold, and can be seen as a caricature of toxic masculinity.
The Meme Machine is a popular science book by Susan Blackmore on the subject of memes. Blackmore attempts to constitute memetics as a science by discussing its empirical and analytic potential, as well as some important problems with memetics. The first half of the book tries to create greater clarity about the definition of the meme as she ...