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I hate memes and meme culture.
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This is so true that I don't think some will be able to handle it.
I mean, I'm a graphic designer, and am very familiar with Dadaism. Though I don't agree that memes are a revival of that movement; well, at least not in one particular regard. That is, where Dadaism mocked societal norms, it seems more and more apparent that memes are beginning to influence societal norms more than they mock them (largely due to the influence / accessibility of social media).
That said, there's absolutely validity in the comparison, but it's not one that excites me, lol. I mean, Dadaism prefaced one of the darkest times in modern history, and really underscores modern events echoing those of the past. Shit is scary, haha.
I...uhhh...is that really what you think I'd like to accomplish given my posts on this thread? Wow.
I really like memes. They encapsulate a whole lot of the current state of affairs in the world in very easily-reproducible and digestible ways.
They dank af too
They dank af too
That's one thing I hadn't considered. Even though the audience is very different.
I really enjoyed them like a decade ago during the era of Bad Luck Brian and all that.
But now we have stuff like FuckJerry and thehandyj, who are stealing content from comedians, artists, and creators, repurposing it and profiting from it without credit. It's super shitty.
Oh yea, 100% accurate. To be honest it's not a comparison I had given much thought to until you brought it up, lol. It feels like a really fun discussion to have.
I'm gonna go fish for some articles or studies now...
It's got everything to do with meme culture. In that people are so eager to consume and share things that they aren't willing to consider or care about where it came from. It's a distillation of creative value.
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I can't imagine caring this much about funny pictures with words on them.
I mean, I'm a content creator, though not a great one (honesty is important) and even I have had content ripped off before without getting any credit. I can only imagine how that feels for people who depend on social outlets to gain an audience and make a living...only to have some shitpost account steal your creative thoughts and make money off them.
Is it wrong to value creatives? Why should I be embarrassed for caring about people who have their work stolen? That's a weird take.
I like some memes. I don't like other memes. I don't like people who only meme.
But the idea that memes have replaced more nuanced and creative output rings false to me because most people are not funny or interesting in the first place. Memes let those people attempt and sometimes succeed at humor, garnering them positive social reinforcement. People who are actually funny and creative will be funny and creative, sometimes even through the use of memes.
But the idea that memes have replaced more nuanced and creative output rings false to me because most people are not funny or interesting in the first place. Memes let those people attempt and sometimes succeed at humor, garnering them positive social reinforcement. People who are actually funny and creative will be funny and creative, sometimes even through the use of memes.
thank mr skeltal
and sorry op, can't agree with you there. I love myself some maymays
I feel like conversation irl and online has really suffered because everyone wants to meme everything and everyone Quasimodo predicted all this you know.
Please post the source of this gif, give Shrek and Sonic smut creators credit.
I agree that memes are like a new form of art, and more accessible to those who lack a talent for drawing or the written word. When they're forced by corporations, or by other forms of media, then they kind of suck. The OP's correct in that meme "culture" kind of sucks, but as a medium it distills the essence of the artistic dialogue, which is the foundation of the exchange of creative ideas from antiquity, and mass democratizes it. Most art is a blend of a response to society and/or to other art. Memes allow for instant and direct response to either.
Memes can be great. It's gotten annoying having so many friends use memes through text instead of actually coming up with something funny to say though. So I guess I'm not a huge fan of meme culture.
Thats awesome, makes sense, at least that will always have a market so I wish you luck. But yeah its def crazy to see one page post original content and then a thousand other page posts the same content and just add it to their list of memes they use every day and stay popular just by doing that.
This is what I hate about it. I don't mind if it's stupid. I don't mind if it's pointless (I still don't know what the fuck the Loss meme is about). I don't mind that it's lame. But I do mind that I need to be in on it. Like, Twitter and Facebook have been less fun for me because they're no longer functioning as a window or a bridge to the thoughts and lives of friends and family who I can't be regularly in touch with and are instead breeding grounds to reproduce content that consumes as much as it is consumed. It's a collective conscious I don't necessarily get or enjoy and it sucks.
For those who say it hurts no one when content is stolen by these memes. Think of it this way. If a youtuber makes a sketch and then someone else takes this sketch and just adds some fade to it or something. Doesn't that seem shitty since the person that stole the sketch may be making money off stolen property.
Or equate it to the famous artist who left a comment on some cosplayers instagrams and then made a fortune when he took a screenshot of the images and resold them by including his comment On them. The ladies tried to get their rights back, but they couldn't sue him. They had never agreed to it because he was claiming transformative art.
So yeah, people making mees should credit their sources.
Or equate it to the famous artist who left a comment on some cosplayers instagrams and then made a fortune when he took a screenshot of the images and resold them by including his comment On them. The ladies tried to get their rights back, but they couldn't sue him. They had never agreed to it because he was claiming transformative art.
So yeah, people making mees should credit their sources.
the meme and 'meme cultre' are not started recently and through the internet.
Literally every culture since the beginning of time is a 'meme' if you think about it.
I do enjoy a good meme here and there, but there are soo many reposts of the same meme that it eventually loses its effect. I also agree that it completely stifles creativity, when so many people repost the same meme and drown out a lot of other content.
Don't worry op, I totally agree with you and your posts, especially when meme pages on insta and Facebook just recycle old shit so boomers and casual millennials can obsessively follow their pages.
people here are just gonna troll you though, because this site is the biggest meme of all
people here are just gonna troll you though, because this site is the biggest meme of all