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Don't keep calm OR carry on

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 24 Feb 16
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Humans once expressed emotions widely, but social media now limits us to a few emojis, raising questions about influencing young voters.
  2. Online harassment silenced a scientist, showing how internet trolls can have a significant impact beyond just online platforms.
  3. Becoming a 'weird Twitter' celebrity can be dissonant, as hundreds of thousands may see a tweet instantly, blurring the line between privacy and fame.

Cartwheels on the water spout of a giant whale

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jul 15
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Going viral is like doing cartwheels on the water spout of a giant whale - interesting comparison of viral content and the psychology behind it
  2. Beware of mob mentality on the internet - while someone may be in the wrong, online outrage can sometimes go too far
  3. Seeking validation through Twitter verification is unproductive - it's not necessary and doesn't hold much meaning
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#lol

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 May 15
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Suey Park faced online threats and reputational damage at a young age.
  2. The concept of memes evolving like animals is still unproven after almost 40 years.
  3. Naming your hard drive and anthropomorphizing devices is considered a peculiar practice.

Where the Internet is, so is the glorious dream

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 15
🕹 Technology Memes
  1. Vkontakte's Pavel Durov's story is reminiscent of a classic novel character, involving conflicts with government and fleeing to hide.
  2. Twitter art is becoming an elevated form of expression using bots, emojis, and ASCII, transforming the platform into an artistic space.
  3. The concept of 'Uber, but for jokes' explores how a tech-related joke evolved into a widespread meme.

#Hip and #cool

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 23 Oct 14
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Content moderators sift through internet content so you don't have to, a vital but often distressing job.
  2. The internet harbors a new kind of adept yet troubling figure, like the suspected celebrity photo hacker, showcasing a disturbing trend.
  3. Investigative stories on the web can hold powerful insights into privacy and data concerns, rather than just superficial entertainment.

We can twerk it out

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 15 Aug 14
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Email remains a strong communication tool on the internet, enduring despite new platforms and technologies.
  2. Unboxing videos on Youtube are a popular trend where people film themselves opening products like toys and shoes.
  3. One New Yorker used a chatbot to chat with people on OkCupid, showing how technology can impact dating and online interactions.

What's this Notorious

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 01 Aug 14
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Defending 'clickbait' can actually be about encouraging people to read valuable content on the internet instead of dismissing everything as worthless.
  2. Chefs have a love-hate relationship with Yelp, feeling it has both ruined and supported them, showing a complex dynamic.
  3. Sharing personal content online can lead to unexpected outcomes, like viral success causing unwanted reactions and responses.

Tweet-talking Casanova

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 04 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Explaining memes to moms: Memes are like inside jokes shared on the internet.
  2. Explaining Siri to children: Kids will grow up interacting with intelligent devices, how will they perceive them?
  3. Explaining emo to others: Some may not know about figures like Conor Oberst; Emo music may need more explanation.

Thomas Mader: This image will become important later

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 16 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Memes
  1. The Pink Panther imagery was adapted by the far-right, showcasing how political agendas can exploit seemingly innocuous symbols.
  2. The power of memes lies in their adaptability and personalized storytelling within social movements.
  3. The challenge of reclaiming images from far-right associations raises questions about desirability and time frames for such efforts.

Lena Peplińska: Think of a number from 1 to 77. Conspiracy theories as memetic dreams

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 16 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Memes
  1. Collecting data: The internet user plays a gawker role by actively engaging with information, influencing their social media feed with obscure narratives.
  2. Mutating: Memes mutate in digital environments like pathogens, losing their original meaning and becoming a tailored form of communication for the digital age.
  3. Sharing: Memes share similarities with dreams, expressing subconscious wishes and anxieties, and create personalized realities that shape collective fantasies, impacting individual experiences and online interactions.

Max Dauven: Esoteric Memes

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Memes
  1. Max Dauven explores the visual language of memes through a photographic perspective
  2. The showcased artworks form a triptych depicting abstracted memetic symbols from the esoteric and spiritual meme subculture
  3. The pieces include 'Samsara Wheel,' 'Allegory of the Cave,' and 'Pondering / My green Pill,' all presented in inkjet-print with black aluminum frames

Max Dauven: Assuming Control

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Memes
  1. Max Dauven is a photographer from Cologne, Germany, who recently graduated from the Academy of Media Arts.
  2. In his diploma project, Dauven explored the visual aspects of memes through a photographic lens, connecting analog/digital photography with internet meme practices.
  3. Dauven's approach involved arranging and photographing key meme fragments as sculptures in a photo studio, minimally digitally processed to preserve their essence and showcased as art pieces.

Annebel Breij: Capitalist Realism Meme Book

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Memes can be a powerful form of communication and expression in online spaces.
  2. Creating and understanding memes can provide insights into critical theories and unconventional ideas.
  3. Translating memes correctly requires a deep understanding of theory and can lead to a greater appreciation of the knowledge they contain.

Dale Eisinger: Appropriating Celebrity: The Efficiency of Digital Detournement

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Memes have become a common component of web browsing, social media, and politics, spreading rapidly and influencing behaviors through easily accessible formats like imagery and short text.
  2. Celebrities serve as a powerful tool for endorsement and representation in the modern digital age, impacting consumer choices and political perceptions through the mere existence of their image.
  3. Detournement, a strategy of disrupting the cultural logic of capitalism by using image commodities against themselves, emphasizes the unification of seemingly unrelated elements to create subversion and arousal of uncertainty.

Academic Fraud: The Memeing of Mark Fisher

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Sep 21
🎭️ Culture Memes
  1. Mark Fisher may not have appreciated memes and jokes made about him, as he seemed serious and critical in his views.
  2. Despite some of Mark Fisher's predictions about social media not coming true, there is still value in the online discourse and sharing of niche interests through memes and content.
  3. The act of 'shitposting' and creating memes can unintentionally lead to a better understanding of complex topics and attract new readers to philosophical works.