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Post memes here.

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


Laittakaa meemejä tänne.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm unable to upvote this. I'm part of the control group.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for your sacrifice

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But the control is the... I'm confused

I'm beginning to suspect Stamets isn't even a real doctor.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Concerning that researchers are giving their subjects full-strength memes like this and telling them they're placebos. Hard to believe an IRB cleared this post.

[–] Natanael 9 points 2 weeks ago

The real study is testing nocebo effects

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

chat, I don’t think Dr Stamets is an actual doctor :3

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Placebo doctors are still paid even when users are aware they're placebo :-)

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn’t understand what he meant lol

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly neither did I lol

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

No... but I'll give you a check up

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm so tired of seeing this picture every few weeks

[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The trials will continue until research improves.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Natanael 2 points 2 weeks ago

The cake is real but you have to wait for the sequel (the rebuttal paper)

This is an actual meme though. Seize his medical license!

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's nice for variety.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is a solid meme, it always peps me up! I take one before bed every night and im doing great now!

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Somewhere in England, Mike Hall is feeling unwell and he's not sure why yet.

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

why are you karma farming we don't have karma here

It’s not karma farming, that’s just his content emerging