But judging by what we saw in 2023, its clear that the golden age of memes is over.
Call it an obituary: memes are dead.
Is this how far weve fallen?
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That isnt a good thing.
Our latest meme harvest is all syntax no substance.
This isnt some lament about how the children are failing us.
Will we ever be able to laugh again?Screenshot: X / Gizmodo
Were talking about the consequences of the changing ways we use the internet.
Post-pandemic, the web has shifted from an image-based ecosystem to one focused on videos.
Posting links to an article aboutLivvy rizzing up Baby Gronkis not a meme.
Making jokes about theChinese spy balloonis not a meme.
Argue if you want, but youre going to sound boring.
When it comes to the years truly memey-memes, what was there?
The same goes for theGrimace Shake.
If the best weve got are the results of corporate marketing campaigns, we have lost the plot.
Its not a disaster.
We put together a list of the years best memes.
They aint much but theyre the best weve got.
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