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whole·some meme hōl-səm\mēm
A meme that promotes health or well-being of body, mind, and/or soul.

A meme that is pure of heart, devoid of corruption or malice, modest, stable, virtuous, and all-around sweet and compassionate.

A meme that conveys support, positivity, compassion, understanding, love, affection, and genuine friendship by re-contextualizing classic meme formats, and using them to display warmth and empathy.

A meme with no snark or sarcasm that displays genuine human emotion and subverts a generally negative meme to be more positive.

Definition of a meme/memetics A way of describing cultural information being shared.

An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non genetic means, especially imitation.

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[–] Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well what do ya know... it IS a real word

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Where's my planting shovel? I'm going afforesting!

[–] avogadro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] pigup@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where's the bubble buster guy that criticizes the plant selection and unnatural layout or something

[–] ezchili@iusearchlinux.fyi 16 points 1 year ago

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/is-planting-trees-as-good-for-the-earth-as-everyone-says/

Only a small part of the usual criticism will apply for this guy's forest

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 23 points 1 year ago

Ok what the hell, if you look this guy up you find like 4 articles from the fakest journalism sites ever that have just tried to write the same 4 paragraphs in a different way and barely that and then basically just reddit and social media posts talking about him.

There is no official or respected group talking about this. So take this whole story with a grain of salt and hefty skepticism.

But, it seems he was in charge of the forest management department for Sinop and used his team and government funding (and apparently a lot of volunteer labor of the towns people) to plant trees to help a deforested area in the 1970s to 90s and now an additional 25 plus years later they are showing off the trees are still alive.

Please note the not alone and government funded position to literally be in charge of trees. But man I would love to retire after 19 years of work too.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

That must be such a satisfying and fulfilling feeling. I'd feel like a proud father.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

I bet he's that guy that companies claim is planting trees on their behalf.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 11 points 1 year ago

What an amazing feat to plant so many trees while holding such a big photograph.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

He must have been knackered after afforresting all of that while holding the huge print.

[–] Mighty@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Does this qualify as orphancrushingmashine?

[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is wholesome, but not a meme

Chrono Trigger made me grow up thinking you'd need several lifetimes and inhuman resolve to single handedly plant a forest.

[–] Rud_1UP@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Planting the same type of tree doesn't make a forest. It's a tree farm.

[–] Napain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

people can do so much if the police doesn't stop them

[–] titey@lemmy.home.titey.net 1 points 1 year ago

Such a good person.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

By himself?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

Somebody didn't listen to the saying very well.