Bartlebad@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Before they were even called memes...NSFWlemmy.mlimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down17
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1imageBefore they were even called memes...NSFWlemmy.mlBartlebad@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square5fedilink
minus-squareplsletmelogin@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前Yes, but prior to meme becoming the term to refer to these pictures, they were largely known as image macros on /b/, which is the home of the cock mongler.
minus-squareBartlebad@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前Exactly right. Image macros, demotivational posters, or whatever else they were called back then are now all memes.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前All image macros are memes, but not all memes are image macros.
Richard Dawkins coined the term in 1976
Yes, but prior to meme becoming the term to refer to these pictures, they were largely known as image macros on /b/, which is the home of the cock mongler.
Exactly right. Image macros, demotivational posters, or whatever else they were called back then are now all memes.
All image macros are memes, but not all memes are image macros.
I…didn’t say they were?