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I was definitely guilty of this ^

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Top Panel - Gordon Ramsey scowling with the caption "You fucking donkey.": Seeing an old repost on [Reddit logo]

Bottom Panel - Gordon Ramsey hugging a child with the caption "Oh dear, oh dear. Gorgeous.": Seeing an old repost on [Lemmy logo]

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[–] balderdash9 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

In all seriousness, I don't mind reposts that people haven't seen recently or are largely forgotten. When mfs repost something everyone just saw I get peeved.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why post if not OC? Don't repost memes, make memes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

There are good jokes in old posts, such as those bubbly iMessage screenshots from years ago. People posting their old meme stashes does liven this place up a bit for a little amount of effort.

Personally I try to make original memes based off of templates. (Like this one)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

God I’m so glad to be rid of that, I was always the guy saying "well I haven’t seen it"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Okay but what happens when the same damn meme is posted within hours of each other, like this exact meme?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And if you've never heard music before you'd probably think Baby Shark was an amazing song; your lack of awareness doesn't make something quality or appropriate

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

And your awareness of something doesn’t make it poor quality or inappropriate, if you often think with such a self centered mindset, you’re liable to drive yourself crazy on a place that cares as little as the internet long before you convince it to change

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Absolutely. I wonder if this mentality will come back here in some places eventually...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

It will, because people will become tired of scrolling through meters of stuff they have already seen. It will start by people downvoting things they have seen multiple times, then they will try to block users doing it and if it doesn't help the complaining will start.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I literally just saw this exact meme post elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

y-, uh... y'know the... one thing I shou-... excuse me for one second.

(jokes aside I crossposted this to one other community so that everyone could partake in my memery)