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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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[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What I'm going to say is: technology. The calendar will never change because of technology. This would be the most expensive and extensive change in history. Every computer system, program, device everything.

And you have to either retroactively change past dates, or support 2 systems at the same time. It's almost insurmountable at this point.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 23 hours ago

I've lived through attempts to switch to metric and Y2K. Tech problems are easy compared to changing direction against societal interia.