{"id":"memes","name":"Memes","summary":"Memes are self-replicating units of cultural information, a concept coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. The term jumped from academic theory to describing image macros, catchphrases, and viral videos with the commercialization of the internet in the mid-1990s, eventually becoming the dominant vocabulary for how ideas spread online.","tags":["memes","internet memes","richard dawkins","selfish gene","viral","image macro","meme definition"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-internet-memes-collage.webp","caption":"A collage showcasing the sheer breadth of internet meme culture, featuring recognizable figures from decades of viral content.","width":1200,"height":675,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-www-globe-icon.webp","caption":"A stylized WWW globe icon representing the internet, the primary environment in which memes propagate.","width":680,"height":689,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-youtube-civil-war-parody.webp","caption":"A fan-made 'YouTube Civil War' poster parodying Marvel's Captain America: Civil War, depicting rival meme creators from a period of online drama.","width":680,"height":1008,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-meme-aids-sonic-tumblr.webp","caption":"A viral Tumblr post joking about 'meme aids,' a slang term for the perceived overexposure and decline of internet meme quality.","width":536,"height":528,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-world-meme-database-reflection.webp","caption":"The 'World Meme Database' reaction image, humorously implying access to a secret repository of all memes.","width":680,"height":529,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-first-meme-2014-squidward.webp","caption":"A Tumblr exchange predicting the arrival of a new year's memes with a Squidward reaction image.","width":516,"height":436,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-meme-cuisine-tendies-parody.webp","caption":"A satirical product packaging design combining multiple popular meme references including Pepe the Frog, dank memes, and 'tendies' culture.","width":612,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/memes-mr-burns-memes-injection.webp","caption":"A Simpsons-based image macro depicting Mr. Burns receiving an injection of 'memes,' widely used to illustrate meme consumption.","width":543,"height":403,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/memes/history.md","related":["milhouse","four-stages-of-simulation","forced-memes--2","viral-marketing","homework-avoidance","welcome-to-the-internet","internet-is-leaking","anti-memes","behind-the-meme","family-guy-effect","nice-maymay-man","the-internet"],"popularityRank":3337,"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."}