I taught someone what the real meaning of the word "meme" is.

[15:58] <dostoyevsky2> > Emoticons are among the earliest examples of internet memes, specifically the smiley emoticon ":-)", introduced by Scott Fahlman in 1982
[15:58] <vms14> emoticons are not memes
[15:58] <vms14> they are emoticons
[15:59] <vms14> i like the unicode cats btw
[16:00] <vms14> (Φ ᆺ Φ)
[16:00] <inhahe`> emoticons are memes in the original sense of the word as invented by Dawkins
[16:00] <bubuche87> Cute
[16:01] <LjL> ↑
[16:02] <dostoyevsky2> I guess ceiling cat was one of the first image memes
[16:02] <vms14> A meme (/miːm/; MEEM)[1][2][3] 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.[4] A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another throug
[16:02] <vms14> h writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme
[16:02] <vms14> oh
[16:02] <vms14> they are
[16:03] <vms14> today i learned properly what a meme is
[16:03] <vms14> a very productive day even if it's the only thing i've done