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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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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://www.businessinsider.com/ethan-westbrooks-face-tattoo-2014-9

tl,dr the man got a tattoo on his face because he knew that would disqualify him for any job except playing pro football.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well that's a risky gamble...

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

While I'd never do something like that, I can see his point. Sometimes the only way forward is to burn your bridges.

Also, all this talk about face tattoos reminds me of one of the all time great science fiction novels, "The Stars My Destination," by Alfred Bester. One of the subplots is that the hero gets tattoos that make it easy for his enemies to find him.

Fun read. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-stars-my-destination-alfred-bester/11574652?ean=9781876963460&next=t

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

That was my favorite book when I was a kid. I only learned that it's the Sci-fi version of the classic book "Count of Monte Cristo" as an adult.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

I bet that kid grew up watching full metal alchemist