{"id":"meme-economy","name":"Meme Economy","summary":"Meme Economy is a satirical Reddit subculture where users discuss internet memes using stock market jargon, calling early trends a BUY and peaked formats a SELL[1]. The joke started on /r/MemeEconomy in September 2016 and grew into a working mock exchange called NASDANQ, a monthly magazine, and a fictional currency called GoodBoyPoints[1].","tags":["meme economy","r/MemeEconomy","NASDANQ","GoodBoyPoints","meme trading","meme insider","meme stock market"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-nasdanq-trebuchet-chart.webp","caption":"A parody Nasdanq stock chart charting the rise and fall of the 'Trebuchet' meme as a projectile trajectory, a signature visual of the meme-economy joke format.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-schools-of-memetic-economics.webp","caption":"Explainer infographic outlining the two rival schools of memetic economics, Raritism and Massivism, from the r/MemeEconomy community.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-mad-karma-jim-cramer.webp","caption":"A 'Mad Karma with Jim Cramer' template treating subreddit content like tradable stocks, an early precursor to the meme-economy format.","width":534,"height":429,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-early-year-drought-article.webp","caption":"A parody market-analysis article from r/MemeEconomy discussing a post-holiday 'meme drought' in the style of financial journalism.","width":680,"height":880,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-nasdanq-portfolio-screenshot.webp","caption":"A user portfolio on Nasdanq, the mock stock exchange where redditors traded shares in memes as if they were equities.","width":750,"height":417,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-r-memeeconomy-sidebar.webp","caption":"The r/MemeEconomy subreddit sidebar, where the community that gave the meme-economy joke its name gathers to trade meme investment advice.","width":1838,"height":907,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/meme-economy-meme-investor-homepage.webp","caption":"Homepage of Meme Investor, a satirical brokerage platform built around the concept of investing in memes.","width":828,"height":549,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-economy/history.md","related":["mad-karma-with-jim-cramer","milhouse","forced-memes--2","four-stages-of-simulation","behind-the-meme","stonks","bear","bet-more","bull","bobo-the-bear","robinhood","diamond-hands"],"popularityRank":2404,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}