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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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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gambling / FOMO. The more informed people at least realized they were gambling. The less informed thought they were missing out on a big money-making scheme and that everybody else was getting rich except them.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

It is my understanding that's how all speculation bubbles work. Same thing happened to beanie babies. "People are buying these because they're going to be worth something someday...somehow; we better buy some too."