By definition these are continuations of the meme. If a meme stops changing and being adapted, it's no longer a meme - it's just an old image or video clip. Th

By definition these are continuations of the meme. If a meme stops changing and being adapted, it's no longer a meme - it's just an old image or video clip. There's nothing wrong with having an interest in the "original meme," but there is nothing in the concept that says we should or must. Like the Ship of Theseus, we have to assume eventually every living meme changes so much it becomes difficult to connect it to the Oh-Gee.