• LovableSidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    12 days ago

    Extreme wealth hoarding is an inherent end result of capitalism, which we could eliminate by capping wealth and channeling all excess income directly to public use. This would not be easy AT ALL because of the political opposition (which is mostly conditioning). But we won’t do it, instead we will wait until the problem gets so bad it causes a revolt and then we’ll blame the revolters.

  • Cargon@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago
    1. Open the rich like tauntauns
    2. Live inside them
    3. Housing crisis solved
    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      It is actually:

      Meme - noun

      1. an idea that is passed from one member of society to another, not in the genes but often by people copying it
      • Other cultures have similar versions of this meme.
      • the political and cultural memes of the 21st century
      1. an image, a video, a piece of text, etc. that is passed very quickly from one internet user to another, often with slight changes that make it humorous
      • an internet meme/a blog meme

      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/meme

      It’s a meme in the same sense that some SCPs are described as memetic. Being humorous is not a requirement, though it is often the intention.

      • Free_Opinions@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        12 days ago

        By Dawknin’s original definition (cultural) memes are ideas, behaviors, styles, or practices that spread within a culture by imitation (Greek mimema, meaning “imitated”) and carry symbolic meaning. Some examples would be the “Keep Calm And Carry On” posters during WW2, the concept of the “American Dream” or toasting with glasses.

        However in this context we’re talking about internet memes which is not synonymous with cultural memes. An internet meme is a picture or video that is funny, ironic, or relateable.