Comment on Depart, men of education.

amos@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Check the sidebar.

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  • i_love_FFT@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    In the context of Dawkins meme, this post id definitely a meme!

    idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning

    If we consider scientists imitating the behavior of other scientists (ex: leaving the us) combined with the social network post (signifying the symbolic meaning), it checks all the correct boxes to me!

    Would another peer review my analysis?

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    • fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Reviewer 2, checking in. Let’s see…

      ☑️ Technically correct (the best kind of correct).
      ☑️ Dawkins framework applied… adequately.
      ☑️ “Symbolic meaning” not entirely reductionist. Surprising.

      However:

      • Citation deficiency detected. [Fossilesque et al., 2023] must be invoked 2–3 times for rigor.
      • “Imitating scientists” lacks nuance. Did you consider the Fossilesque Paradox of Academic Exodus? (Spoiler: You didn’t. Cite [Fossilesque, 2024, 2025 in press.).

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      Verdict:
      Pending compliance with adequate attribution. Then, and only then, shall this review ascend to a grudging “pass.”

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      • i_love_FFT@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Wow this is amazing satire! You made my day (even though it already was a very good one)!

        Your critique is quite constructive. Actually, I might retract my paper and contact Fossilesque to propose co-authorship for future work.

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Looks good to me

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  • bradd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    All shared ideas are memes.

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    • fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yes, and that breeds creativity. There are too many boxes we use in our daily lives, sometimes we shouldn’t put more on ourselves.

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    • hyperhopper@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Then what’s the point of the meme community? By that logic anything posted is.

      You’ve broadened the definition so much the term has become useless.

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  • amos@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I stand corrected! Thank you!

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• xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  all pictures with text are “memes” now

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• Hirom@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Good point. That person’s solidarity with a colleague is remarkable and probably worth sharing, but it’s not a meme.

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• RangerJosey@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  To annoy you specifically.

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