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[wangji]

What is a 'meme'?

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[despairing_hope]

Not at all.

Though, I suppose at the same time it’s not a genuine answer either.

But, a meme can influence things. They’re like a virus, spread and contaminate.

[wangji]

Clarify.

[despairing_hope]

Well, in my world, you could say it was destroyed through the power of despair turned into a meme.

[wangji]

I do not understand.

Cw: suicide, violence, murder

[despairing_hope]

It's alright, I'm not really sure where to even begin. Basically, there was a girl, and she was full of despair. She wanted everyone around her to feel despair, so she spread it like a disease. Everyone started catching it, and eventually people started commiting suicide or killing each other.

She made our schools student council play a killing game, recorded it, and spread the video and turned that into a meme.

[wangji]

Memes are deadly?

[despairing_hope]

The way they can spread and plant an idea are.

[wangji]

I understand.

[despairing_hope]

It's not too difficult of a concept, it's just a bit esoteric I guess.