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Welcome to the wholesome side of the internet! This community is for those searching for a way to capture virtue on the internet.

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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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Step 5. Never leave the house again.

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

Step 6: become morbidly obese hoarder

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

I don't watch sad movies because I have enough sad bullshit irl as it is.

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

true though except sad movies just make me feel bad

[–] scarrtt@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Some sad movies from the last decade, courtesy of Claude:

  • Manchester by the Sea (2016) - A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

  • Moonlight (2016) - A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood.

  • Lion (2016) - A young Indian boy gets lost on a train and is subsequently adopted by an Australian couple. Years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

  • A Monster Calls (2016) - A young boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom's terminal illness.

  • The Fault in Our Stars (2014) - Two teens with cancer fall in love after meeting at a support group.

  • Short Term 12 (2013) - A supervisor at a facility for at-risk teens connects with a girl who reminds her of her troubled past.

  • Fruitvale Station (2013) - The true story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Black man killed in 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers.

  • If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) - A pregnant African American woman tries to clear her fiancé's name after he is falsely accused of a crime.

  • Philomena (2013) - An Irish woman searches for the son who was taken from her decades earlier when she was forced to live in a convent.

  • Still Alice (2014) - A linguistics professor is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Boyhood (2014) - Filmed over 12 years, this drama follows a boy from age 6 to 18 as he grows up in Texas.

  • Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) - In a Louisiana bayou community cut off from the rest of the world, a six-year-old girl goes on an adventure to save her ailing father.

  • Precious (2009) - In 1987 Harlem, an abused, illiterate teen pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school.

  • 12 Years a Slave (2013) - In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup is kidnapped and sold into slavery.

  • The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) - The story follows two fathers - a bank robber and a cop - whose destinies collide and whose sins haunt their sons.

  • Room (2015) - A young boy and his mother escape captivity and adjust to life outside Room.

  • Blue Valentine (2010) - The relationship of a contemporary married couple deteriorates into heart-wrenching crisis.

  • Rabbit Hole (2010) - Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son dies in a tragic accident.

  • The Impossible (2012) - The story of a tourist family caught in the destruction of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

  • Amour (2012) - Georges and Anne are an elderly couple dealing with Anne's debilitating health issues.

  • The Tree of Life (2011) - The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence.

  • Biutiful (2010) - A man involved in illegal dealings sees ghosts of the people he's killed. He's also diagnosed with terminal cancer.

  • Never Let Me Go (2010) - Friends at an isolated boarding school face a haunting reality.

  • Her (2013) - A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need.

  • Dallas Buyers Club (2013) - An AIDS patient smuggles alternative treatments into the US since they aren't approved by the FDA.

[–] Synthead@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the new Matrix movie. That will make you sad, and you'll have something to heal from, too!

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Watch a feel-good movie -> Feel better!