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minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down18·1 day agoThere wasn’t a time, at least since the invention of memes.
minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·1 day agoMacOS updates became free in 2012, the word “meme” is from 1972.
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-223 hours agoThe word meme originated with Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Thanks for making me look it up. I only heard about the book/concept in the 90’s.
minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 hours agoInteresting. Wikipedia “meme” article says it originated from the book in 1976 while “internet meme” says it’s from 1972.
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoWell spotted. The latter entry has no references so I corrected it. Now both say 1976. The world is now 0.00000000000000000000000000000000001% better informed.
There wasn’t a time, at least since the invention of memes.
MacOS updates became free in 2012, the word “meme” is from 1972.
The word meme originated with Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book The Selfish Gene.
Thanks for making me look it up. I only heard about the book/concept in the 90’s.
Interesting. Wikipedia “meme” article says it originated from the book in 1976 while “internet meme” says it’s from 1972.
Well spotted. The latter entry has no references so I corrected it. Now both say 1976. The world is now 0.00000000000000000000000000000000001% better informed.
Good job!
memes predate time