A person charged with extremely high
meme potential. Everything they say and do feels like a
meme. They can'
t help it.
A living
meme is different from a memelord in that they do not participate in memeing themselves. They are the
meme, not the memer. A living
meme can only persist as long as they either act unaware or indifferent to their memehood. Despite this, they may exploit their memehood for personal gain. Some of the most powerful people on earth are living memes.
Being part of a
meme doesn'
t make one a living
meme. It is not sufficient to feature in just one image caption or viral video clip. Nor does success at creating memes make one a living
meme. People like Rhett and Link or Neil Cicierega are not living memes. Although these people may produce memes and not participate in memeing personally, living memes are defined by their life naturally being a
meme, not their capacity to make memes artistically.
If a living
meme's memeworthiness derives from how pathetic they are, they are considered a lolcow.
Some living memes are only famous within specific subcultures, other living memes are entirely unknown, never realizing their potential memehood.
Classic examples of living memes are:
- DJ Khaled
- Rich Evans from RedLetterMedia
- DarkSydePhil
- Alex Jones
- Nicolas Cage
- Elon Musk
- Donald Trump