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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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[–] DarthAstrius@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Some of us aren’t privileged enough to buy hundreds of hours of music.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yarrr 🏴‍☠️

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So what you can indefinitely subscribe though? Try thrift shops, used CD stores, etc if you want to buy.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Try thrift shops, used CD stores, etc if you want to buy.

If you're buying secondhand, that also does nothing for the artists. You might as well just pirate at that point, unless you're deeply into the vinyl scene or something

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Better than indefinite subscription. Buy a shirt if you want to support the artist.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Over time the streaming options are almost certainly more expensive.

Personally I am an advocate for piracy, an economic system that requires the enforcement of artificial scarcity is not one I consent to bind me. We need a system that rewards artists without locking culture and art behind a paywall.

The only reason it works the way it does now is that music used to come from physical totems. The internet requires a new and progressive approach to intellectual products.