Memeology

WTF Are Memes?

Created by Laurence J MacGuire a.k.a Liu Jian Ming aka 刘建明

ThoughtWorks Bangkok, 2019/03/31

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A meme (/miːm/ MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture—often with the aim of conveying a particular phenomenon, theme, or meaning represented by the meme.

– Richard Dawkins

Rage Faces

fffffuuuuu

okay

trollface

Y U NO?

Advice Animals

one does not simply

Meaning

Saying that a task, or objective, was massively underestimated

x, x, everywhere

Meaning

Being overwhelmed by the prevalence of something bad / stupid

Meaning

Acceptance / rejections of two different ideals/things

Meaning

Questioning the status quo (often ironical)

Meaning

General computer illiteracy

Meaning

Self-sabotage to make the best of a situation

Meaning

“Scumbag steve”

Composability

Not just images though