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image macros
reaction GIFs
“POV:”
“starter pack”
“nobody: / absolutely nobody:”
“tell me X without telling me X”
“how it started / how it's going”
The Internet did not invent memes. It created an extraordinarily fast memetic environment.
Internet memes make one property especially visible:
a stable template + many mutations.
Distracted Boyfriend.
Drake Hotline Bling.
Woman Yelling at a Cat.
The image remains recognizable while captions and meanings mutate.
Variation is not failure of copying. It is part of the evolutionary process.