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A meme 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.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The only thing I can guess what the fuck he even means by this is that it's insanely easy to get popular on Instagram; you really just need to hit it 3 times to win.

If I was comparing SM to video games:

Reddit would be GTAV Online because it looks really fun until you actually start playing it a while and realize how fucking abysmal it truly is.

Twitter would be whatever the current most popular mobile bullshit is. Everyone plays it, but nobody would ever say it's actually fun.

InstaGram is Pokemon Snap.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Musk is the E.T. of public figures.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Except he doesn't fucking leave

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Neither did the E.T. game cartridges, atari ended up burying them in the ground just to get rid of them.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like there’s not a single person Elon’s comparisons would make sense to

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He's claiming Twitter is more or less "hardcore" and requires a certain level of mental fortitude to stick with. Instagram much less so.

I don't know how Bloodborne compares to Dark Souls, so I don't get what he thinks the distinction is there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You need to parry more on Reddit

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Internet is like… Katamari Damacy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Gonna roll everything up into a fucking star.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lemmy is the Itch.io of social media.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I am trying to think of a mildly entertaining game that was ruined after being purchased by a third party. Maybe Populous? Musk is definitely EA.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

X is Toki, something that only the weirdest weirdos can find any value in it but anyone with a bit of self love will immediately avoid.

Instagram is just Farmville over and over.

Reddit is Cookie Clicker, but you're a worker in the cookie factory.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I dunno, twitter was more a stardew valley running the Joja route; but then it turned into X which was more of a Concord - so much money pumped in and so little quality.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bro is trying to act like we forgot about his disgusting Elden Ring build he shared

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm afraid to ask but what?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

A heavy load mage with 30 vigor (lvl 111) and 2 shields equipped.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Twitter is the pile of Atari E.T. games they found in a New Mexico landfill.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They tried to hide their crimes

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Microsoft uncovered them

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Current world trends are the Deus Ex of socioeconomic ideologies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Oh yes, that was from the times when any game that was a bit more difficult was compared to Dark Souls.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

"Twitter is gonna make you his bitch"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

If twitter were a video game, it'd be Homie Rollerz.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I am the Armored Core 6 of my friend group, obviously

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What does he even mean by this???

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

Probably "Look at me, I'm the cool uncle that can reference some videogames! Nevermind that I evicted Grandma"

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am the Red Alert 2 of lemmy because I never shut the fuck up about it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

The internet would be better with more Red Alert 2

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But can you wreck a conversation like a group of Kirovs?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Kirov reporting

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Sorry, Musk. But the order goes like this:

MySpace - Demon Souls, most popular precursor,aid a lot of the groundwork for the following series.

FaceBook - Dark Souls, filled with mad and hollow undead all under the maniacal fist of an uncaring madman who refuses to let the world progress

Tumblr - Bloodborne, the truth lies just behind the veneer for those who can see it, the porn is still there.

Reddit - Lies of P, about half the people who said they played it actually did. Theres so much random shit shoved in here, is that Russian architecture with an old British cop bot? Uh, gnosticism?

Instagram - its actually just the Painted World of Aramis, not a separate game. A beautifully painted, but fake, world that is degrading as time goes on

Twitter - Derelict, low-res models that attempt to look like their inspiration but not well. Developed on an existing platform that already has a shitload of users. Tries to get you to spend money unnecessarily. Is free to use.

Bonus
Lemmy - Hellpoint, faithful to the original, with some unique features. Futuristic designs still impose a feeling of dark forebodence, slay cosmic gods like flies and bring humanity to apotheoses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say it's really that fateful, it's pretty similar, but there's still some differences and things missing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I might be operating off of fresh vibes with that one. It was the most recent soulslike to consume me when it was on sale for like 4 dollars. Highly recommend.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Devil's May Souls

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So by this logic, twitter is a roblox game?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

I'd say the quality matches, as well as the dark patterns. And I believe the goal of buying twitter was of a double pronged nature. Disrupt the huge enclave of leftists there and buy a platform already saturated with users, which is why you make a Roblox game in the first place. The users are already there looking to play shitty games. (Not you tho Creatures of Sonoria, I love you even if you are predatory).

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What about train station graffiti? Or Wikipedia discussion pages? Or the linux mailing list?

You have really opened a can of worms we here.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Train Station Graffiti - Ghouls & Goblins, the original hard mode, get hit once and you're done for, a true work of art (at the time)

Wikipedia Discussion Pages - Blasphemous, ancient and unknown beings wield extreme power over the common populace, theres a lot of blood and religion

Linux Mailing List - Salt and Sanctuary, an imaginary amalgamation of the real world, most people who end up here are castaways, the one with the most salt rules

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck why are these all so correct

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Because the Greybeards speak only truth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Friendster is King's Field (before the gaming platform rebrand).

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