It's not just about the format. Old internet memes (circa 2006-2015) were generally less obnoxious, less obscene, less grotesque, less stupid, less deadpan, less political, and just generally more graceful and lighthearted. You never took them seriously, and they always made you smile or laugh (NOT smirk!)
Today's memes often leave you smirking rather than smiling or giggling, as the meme often plays with the more ironic, farce and brazen side of humour. This makes for a less "happy" experience as such. Certainly not something you'd be consuming/posting unironically, unlike nyan cat, animal advice, and lolcat memes.
Another difference between modern and old memes is the level of irony. Obviously memes of all kinds is not meant to be taken seriously, but most modern memes will add a layer of irony on top of a seemingly serious context to make it seem funny or silly. Old memes are just funny or silly by its very nature.
Old memes can be virtually understood by anyone of any demographic and the humour is often naturally communicated by the image. Modern memes tend to be too ambiguous to be understood correctly by everyone and the humour is specific to a certain demographic (i.e. Gen Z teenagers). Serious debriefing is required to understand most modern memes, even the ones with zero meaning.
Overall, old memes just had that quirky yet graceful charm that modern memes lack. Old memes rule, don't let anyone tell you otherwise (and if they do, they're probably a zoomer).
Today's memes often leave you smirking rather than smiling or giggling, as the meme often plays with the more ironic, farce and brazen side of humour. This makes for a less "happy" experience as such. Certainly not something you'd be consuming/posting unironically, unlike nyan cat, animal advice, and lolcat memes.
Another difference between modern and old memes is the level of irony. Obviously memes of all kinds is not meant to be taken seriously, but most modern memes will add a layer of irony on top of a seemingly serious context to make it seem funny or silly. Old memes are just funny or silly by its very nature.
Old memes can be virtually understood by anyone of any demographic and the humour is often naturally communicated by the image. Modern memes tend to be too ambiguous to be understood correctly by everyone and the humour is specific to a certain demographic (i.e. Gen Z teenagers). Serious debriefing is required to understand most modern memes, even the ones with zero meaning.
Overall, old memes just had that quirky yet graceful charm that modern memes lack. Old memes rule, don't let anyone tell you otherwise (and if they do, they're probably a zoomer).
Examples of old memes include:
-LOLcats
-Animal advice
-Rage comic memes (includes trollface)
-Bad luck brian
-Good guy steve
-Nyan cat
-Facepalm guy
-Feels guy
-Doge (semi-modern)
-Cartoon spiderman memes
-and much much more
-LOLcats
-Animal advice
-Rage comic memes (includes trollface)
-Bad luck brian
-Good guy steve
-Nyan cat
-Facepalm guy
-Feels guy
-Doge (semi-modern)
-Cartoon spiderman memes
-and much much more
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 28, 2021
"HEY! Nyigger. Shut that ASS up snek kek spaghett!! Cass ;) idy"
"Haha, David you're such a meme demon"
"Haha, David you're such a meme demon"
by dihoyminoy December 01, 2016
An extreme sport defined by posting very offensive meme content on public spaces and then attempting to dodge all the SJW that come after you.
This sport is very dangerous and can result to injury of personal and public life, or even loss of job/popularity.
Not to be confused with Call-out culture/ Cancel culture/ Grief Cancelling, which is perpetuated by SJW without specific b8 from the victim.
This sport is very dangerous and can result to injury of personal and public life, or even loss of job/popularity.
Not to be confused with Call-out culture/ Cancel culture/ Grief Cancelling, which is perpetuated by SJW without specific b8 from the victim.
Bro 1: Hey bro, do you practice any extreme sports?
Bro 2: Nah bro, I used to be into Extreme Memeing but then I failed a dodge and I got fired after my boss got a complaint email.
Bro 1: Sad bro.
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Dude 1: Hey dude, wanna do some Extreme Memeing tonight?
Dude 2: Nah man, I'm not into extreme sports.
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Brah: So I was doing some Extreme Memeing last night and I was dodging them SJW like crazy... I got them so good I actually made one of them get another fired by mistake! LOL.
Bro 2: Nah bro, I used to be into Extreme Memeing but then I failed a dodge and I got fired after my boss got a complaint email.
Bro 1: Sad bro.
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Dude 1: Hey dude, wanna do some Extreme Memeing tonight?
Dude 2: Nah man, I'm not into extreme sports.
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Brah: So I was doing some Extreme Memeing last night and I was dodging them SJW like crazy... I got them so good I actually made one of them get another fired by mistake! LOL.
by RayTray March 05, 2020
A person who cares so much about the correct usage of memes, that s/he gets reduced to an incoherent rage when they hear one used wrongly
Person 1: Phil really is an ass-hole. I said "Sounds legit" instead of "Seems legit", and he started screaming at me and frothing at the mouth
Person 2: Really? Sounds like Phil is something of a meme-iac
Person 2: Really? Sounds like Phil is something of a meme-iac
by LibidinousOne August 19, 2013
by Chasert22 January 18, 2018
by SneakyWolf August 23, 2017
by Slimjim0927 April 24, 2019