Meme Culture

[Pushrod]

What a wonderful thread.

And I give the dear readers a quote from Alvin Toffler in his book "Future Shock".

'People don't change, technology changes but people don't'.

Memes are graffiti in the information age. With about the same impact as what was found on the uncovered walls of Pompeii. Passing interest until the next wall comes into view.

In the meantime. . . .grins.

 

[aminalmutha]

I have assumed 95% since around 3rd grade. Are you suggesting more?

80/20 rule. 20% of the planet's population does 80% of the work. 20% of those people are actually smart.

 

[phil turdwater]

most people that think most people are stupid tend to not be all that smart. that said, it's pretty easy to fall into the trap of discounting the average intelligence of humans if you live in the USA :laughing

 

[Butch]

most people that think most people are stupid tend to not be all that smart. that said, it's pretty easy to fall into the trap of discounting the average intelligence of humans if you live in the USA :laughing

it's pretty easy to fall into the trap of discounting the average intelligence of humans if you live in the SF BAY AREA with a bunch of geeks

Edit: by definition, "100" in the "intelligence quotient", IQ, is the average. The average IQ around here is pretty high. On the BARF, I mean.

 

[Bay Arean]

80/20 rule. 20% of the planet's population does 80% of the work. 20% of those people are actually smart.

ha. My 8020 rule for decades, has been, 80% of all people are mediocre at their tasks, professions what have you. You can divide up the remaining 20 how you want as either highly skilled or fully inept.

 

[phil turdwater]

it's pretty easy to fall into the trap of discounting the average intelligence of humans if you live in the SF BAY AREA with a bunch of geeks

Edit: by definition, "100" in the "intelligence quotient", IQ, is the average. The average IQ around here is pretty high. On the BARF, I mean.

i was less confused before you posted this edit...

 

[aminalmutha]

most people that think most people are stupid tend to not be all that smart. that said, it's pretty easy to fall into the trap of discounting the average intelligence of humans if you live in the USA :laughing

OMFG, that was the funniest thing I've read all day. You get one HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR for your effort, homebruh.

 

[weak_link]

My daughter and her friends can have entire text threads of just memes. They all know what they are talking about, most are inside jokes and it doesn't bug me at all. She's an honor roll student, knows how to speak and write clearly, but in this case she chooses not to because it's fun for them. They are also early teens, not 50 y/o kb warriors. ymmv

 

[Butch]

My daughter and her friends can have entire text threads of just memes. They all know what they are talking about, most are inside jokes and it doesn't bug me at all. She's an honor roll student, knows how to speak and write clearly, but in this case she chooses not to because it's fun for them. They are also early teens, not 50 y/o kb warriors. ymmv

Exactly! Until two days ago I did not know this culture existed. Fascinating. I certainly understand how the kids could have fun.

I think I will go outside and play now.

 

[Eldritch]

most people that think most people are stupid tend to not be all that smart. that said, it's pretty easy to fall into the trap of discounting the average intelligence of humans if you live in the USA :laughing

I think you are not reading the same tests, studies and statistics I was.

 

[Climber]

I think you are not reading the same tests, studies and statistics I was.

I think you missed the humor indicator along with the irony. :laughing

 

[aminalmutha]

I think you missed the humor indicator along with the irony. :laughing

Humor would be a witty, well written and thought out statement that contained... well, humor.

 

[Godsdarling]

Humor would be a witty, well written and thought out statement that contained... well, humor.

:laughing did ya crack a smile? :laughing Then it worked :x

 

[phil turdwater]

This Smells Like My Perineum.

 

[Eldritch]

I think you missed the humor indicator along with the irony. :laughing

While Asia is often smarter than us, the U.S. typically ranks somewhere in the top 10 smartest nations in the world.

:dunno

 

[phil turdwater]

While Asia is often smarter than us, the U.S. typically ranks somewhere in the top 10 smartest nations in the world.

:dunno

yeah, no. no it doesn't. the only metric by which the USA excels is nobel prize recipients. the funny part is most of them are immigrants.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...smartest-countries-in-the-world/#d033dbb163f7

 

[aminalmutha]

yeah, no. no it doesn't. the only metric by which the USA excels is nobel prize recipients. the funny part is most of them are immigrants.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...smartest-countries-in-the-world/#d033dbb163f7

Well you definitely bring the curve down.

 

[Beanzy]

When the world's most important Boomer relies on Depends, we're doomed ...

 

[phil turdwater]

Well you definitely bring the curve down.

 

[Cincinnatus]

They are pretty much like today's headline news, trying to trigger an emotional response from people with very little effort made to stick to the truth.

So, lame-stream media is lame. Got it. CNN, PMSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Chris Cuomo... :teeth