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Memes
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Memes have always been kind of like a virus. Whenever you learn a new word, you can think of it as coming into contact with a parasite. Either your guard is up and you reject the word, or it breaks through your defenses and you become a “host,” using and replicating the word for it to reach a larger population. Then there’s the uncanny similarity between how we talk about the ways that words and diseases spread: We say they move through social networks in a “viral” manner, hence the phrase “gone
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― Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
― Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
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Politics is scripted for maximum shock that will lead to gossip and speculation. We are living in a sketch comedy zone. Everything is designed to be memed.
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― Me and memes and memories
― Me and memes and memories
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