Since this is a meme-related post, feel free to post your memes in the comments... I INVITE THEM.
To be honest, I enjoy a good meme at the right time. They can be quite funny.
EXCEPT
When I see a non-stop scrolling page of memes.
- Knock knock, who's there?
- Why did the chicken cross the road?
- Knock knock, who's there?
- Why did the chicken cross the road?
Even knock knock jokes, and chicken crossing the road jokes aren't exciting anymore.
Memes have not lost their excitement yet. They're very popular.
When I see an overload of memes, eventually my laughter turns to irritation. I start to crave intellectual thought.... I soon start to wonder if humor has taken over the minds and IQ of people.
No, I'm not saying people who use constant memes are stupid. What I am suggesting is that sometimes I'd like to hear their thoughts expressed without just a cartoon graphic and only 1 or 2 sentences.
Memes are simple. They express an idea or concept without giving a lot of substance. You are left to assume why someone posted a meme, or what their reason was for feeling that way.
..if you ask the person who posted the meme their real thoughts on a particular topic, often you'll be met with another meme in exchange.
Ask a meme addict what their reasons were for posting a particular meme... your response might be:
"Using MEMES is my choice of expression...." (but even that reply would sent with yet another meme.)
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE
I enjoy a great Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich every now and then. Very tasty as a treat.
If you feed me PB&J morning, noon, night, and everyday for 6 months, eventually I'm going to hate eating them.
Force feeding memes in everyday conversation starts to get old and dry.
There is a solution!
Use memes... they're great. Just not 100% of the time, or even 80% of the time.
Memes, like anything in life can be too much of a good thing. Don't stop using them. Just don't limit yourself to hiding behind memes all the time. It eventually will put you out of practice on how to communicate effectively.
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Did you understand the point I was trying to make?
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Feel free to post written comments below, or memes.
Meme lovers are gonna plaster the comments with memes, and this is one venue where I encourage it.
I think one of the popularities of memes is that it's just too easy to find a meme in your long list of files on your hard drive. Click upload, and send. No typing required.
We're a meme based society these days. How long will this fad last?
GROOVY STUFF. Oh wait, no one says groovy anymore. :D
What do you think? Do you enjoy memes so much that you'd like to see even more memes on your screen everyday?
P.S. I'd like to thank https://www.decentmemes.com which is a new service for steem which enabled me to generate these memes. The announcement blog post about it is here. I think their service is great and will be quite popular. I just hope it's used in moderation.