Which internet meme, if somehow erased from ever emerging, might have the biggest impact? (lemm.ee)

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Is there a fundamental internet meme that has had such a major impact that it would have notable repercussions if it had somehow disappeared?

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[-] LadyLikesSpiders@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Would love a world without rickrolling tbh. One of the jokes I never really got

[-] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 14 points 9 months ago

Man, I don't know why a random Rick Astley song replaced goatse, but I am so glad it did.

[-] LadyLikesSpiders@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

I'll agree to that for sure. A marked improvement

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