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I'm no dictionary, but I think they should only be called a meme if they actually catch on, ie. become memetic
That was the original intent, yes. Something that had gone viral and could be adapted to different things.
Then lazy people (and probably ignorant of Internet culture) decided to call anything they shared a meme (not even funny things, I mean anything) so they could feel included.
Now we have multiple meme comms saturated with things that aren't memes... Or funny, but it doesn't matter because people have no desire for quality. We're no different from reddit in that aspect.