Like a lot of words, when they hit popular usage, the meaning tends to morph through misuse.
Nowadays, a meme can encompass pretty much anything that anyone finds funny regardless of medium, format or intent.
The initial word was to analogise ideas to genes. In that meaning the Catholic church is a meme, as are image macros
woman yelling at cat
cat snickering at woman
Hahaha, good one!
I wonder if this is generational. When someone says meme, I think advice animal and Impact font
that hasn't been a popular meme format in over a decade
Yes, you have correctly inferred my use of the term generational
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