Josh Creeger
Mr. Todd
Digital Photography and Photoshop
What Is a Meme to Me?
By
definition, a meme is a popular fad, often made popular over the internet and
social networking sites, such as facebook. Memes usually take the form of a
captioned picture, although on occasion memes can take the form of a video or
song, such as the recent Harlem Shake, or the ancient Rick Roll. To me, memes
are funny, creative, and interesting… mostly. At one point in time, memes meant
nothing to the general public, but were an elaborate and beautiful inside joke
to a select few people. Memes were generally seen as pointless or stupid. It is
easy to understand why they would be described as such, since memes were an
inside joke. However, out of absolutely nowhere, memes have become popular fads
to the general public in the last 5 years or so. People have taken years old
inside jokes and misused them, and companies have even started using memes for
marketing.
Every time I see a newer meme, I
feel sick. Memes used to be interesting and creative. Now, people who have no
idea what these memes were are using them for their own purposes. Sure, memes
cannot be owned or possessed, but that does not mean they have to be misused,
and that doesn’t mean that people have to kill these jokes. What disgusts me
the most though is the combination of memes and pop culture. Memes were
designed to insult and make fun of pop culture, and now pop culture has fused
with them. Memes are dead. Real memes are dead. That is what memes are to me.
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