It doesn’t really need to spread. If you take the gene comparison, a meme that doesn’t spread is like a person who has no kids. They still have genes even if they don’t spread them.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]
Rules:
Be civil and nice.
Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
The origin of the words meme implied it had to spread to become a meme.
The word has definitely changed in meaning.
It doesn’t really need to spread. If you take the gene comparison, a meme that doesn’t spread is like a person who has no kids. They still have genes even if they don’t spread them.
Yeah, I guess that’s true. I just always thought of the phrase referring to the things that spread, but memes and genes can die without spreading.