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[–] creamlike504@jlai.lu 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is no stringent definition of what a meme is or can be

Then by my personal definition (not Merriam whatever), it doesn't feel like a meme.

If it's a meme to you, that's fine, too.

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It doesn't really matter what you and I think. The wider public, as well as this community, recognizes that as a meme.

Here, have a look at many such examples of the same format:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fake-news-article-screenshots

[–] creamlike504@jlai.lu 1 points 1 week ago

Starting to sound like you do think there's a stringent definition of what a meme is.