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A meme 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.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] [email protected] 98 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Oh shit I'm in this picture lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I see what you did there lol

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

I didnt even see the lol at the end, its like punctuation to me by now lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Gen X here, and it's a struggle to not do it lol.

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I have to check my previous couple messages to make sure I didn't add "lol" at the end of them so I don't make it weird by saying lol too much

Lol

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'll stop doing this when we make a new punctuation that conveys my need for people to like me lol

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (7 children)

We did, they're called emojis.

Gen z seems to have figured that out, too. They use emojis like punctuations, in much the same way we use lol. I was annoyed by it at first but I got used to.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure Millennials never caught onto that because we either used emoticons, or were traumatized into thinking that emojis were somehow "girly". So the lol or lmao ended up being the way to show emotion/sentiment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It was because there were all kinds of tacky and terrible looking emoticon packs back then, pretty much everyone agreed you looked like a dork. Nowadays they are used to produce shitposts.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago

Gotta add it to lighten up the dark thoughts and the implications of the message lol

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Gen Z trying not to type 💀

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How else am i supposed to let people know im not being seriously serious? A fucking /s? Lame ass shit lol

[–] pythonoob 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could say haha like a gen xer lol

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I use "haha" when I actually laugh out loud, since "lol" just means "I'm not being serious" or "I'm mildly amused right now" these days, even though it is literally an abbreviation for laughing out loud.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I used to end every sentence with lol

I mean, I still do more often than I'd like to admit lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I never end a sentence with

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I switched to 'haha' instead when I caught myself saying lol in real life, haha

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I try to write the extended "Lots of Love" now instead of shortening it to "lol" every time.

[–] Pantrygheist 25 points 8 months ago

"Uncle Bob passed away, lol!"

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

lol, that's silly. I do it at the start so that I can punctuate with an ascii emoticon, even in forms of communication where it's not supported. ;)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Lol then I forget I added it at the beginning and end up making an awkward sandwich lol 🥴.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago

That's fucking hilarious lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I'm more of a "^^", "xD" or 😂 kind of guy

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I actually hate when i do an old school emoji and it 'cartoons' it. Im not against the 'pretty' emojis but i want what i want to be sent how i typed it.

Lol

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I've literally been called out on using lol on Lemmy. Probably ~3 months back or so?

I forget how I responded, but it definitely would've had lol in it a few times just for emphasis.

Guys, we're on knockoff reddit, not a debate forum. Having a few lols when pointing out hypocrisy or incorrect shit with citations is just the creme of the lol crop.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hi guys my wife left me and I have to put my dog down LOL

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Are you a country musician?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

I recently noticed that I switched from adding lol to inserting an emoji at the end 😅

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

💀 lol

(I'm trying to change with the times lol)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

I hate the skull emoji lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Oh shit, lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Millennials trying to send a text without adding lol at the end lol

ftfy

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

The same lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Fuck you lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's actually not that hard, xD

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

This feels like a personal attack lol.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

I'm in this meme and I don't like it, lol.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

sentence softeners lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Fuck you stop calling me out, I’m 100% serious. Stop. lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Ok boomer lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (6 children)

My personal sign off is :)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Damn that hurts lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Lol genXer here. I start with lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Can confirm lol

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