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The meme to speak about speaking in memes would be to mention: Star Trek, the Darmok episode. Temba, his arms wide.
by jrochkind1 4y ago
The meme to speak about speaking in memes would be to mention: Star Trek, the Darmok episode. Temba, his arms wide.
- ratww 4y agoThat doesn’t bother me at all, because I never heard of it! Maybe I should start participating in Star Trek discussions!
- jrochkind1 4y agohttps://twincitiesgeek.com/2018/05/how-star-trek-the-next-generation-predicted-meme-culture/ https://twincitiesgeek.com/2018/05/how-star-trek-the-next-ge...
- ratww 4y agoThanks!
- groffee 4y agojrochkind1 and ratww at HN, ratww their eyes open!
- kingludite 4y agoThe episode involves a species that talks by referencing stories by title. It cant be translated without knowing the stories.
- allenu 4y agoShaka, when the walls fell! I watched that episode in the last year and didn't make the meme connection until I was reading someone mention it somewhere. It would be interesting to have a modern take on that episode. The thing with memes is they don't necessarily convey an idea or a point that furthers a discussion. They're often just a way to relate something in the current context with a past idea (for a laugh), so it almost seems that a language based on memes would just end up stagnating culture.