Listen up, listen up! We have some new memes for you to enjoy! Yes, we’re back with yet another amazing selection of the greatest memes available on the internet, published in the Facebook group “Meme Life.”
These memes should at least make you grin. They cover a wide range of scenarios that one may find oneself in, from mum sharing your childhood secrets to half of your extended family to being caught in an apparently never-ending phase of browsing through social media. Find them on the list below by scrolling down, then enjoy a good laugh and remember to upvote your favorites.
Bored Panda sought to understand the significance and allure of online communities like “Meme Life” and reached out to two authorities on the subject: Dr. Andrew Feenberg, the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, and Marc Smith, an internet sociologist and social media specialist. Dr. Feenberg was gracious enough to respond to some of our inquiries. To read their opinions, scroll down to the paragraph below.
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People used to congregate in tribes thousands of years ago; today, there are potentially millions of internet groups. Committed to everything from humor to knitting and all in between, they offer pertinent information to those who look for it, and “Meme Life” is no exception.
It was founded just a year ago, but it has already attracted about 630k users who are ready to peruse absurd yet frequently relevant memes, some of which you are welcome to enjoy by looking through this list.
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More than 1.8 billion people use Facebook these days, and some of the most popular groups are on language learning, marriage and relationships, and cosmetic artists. Though some are more well-known than others, you can probably find a community for almost any topic, which may be a terrific way to meet people or discover fresh, pertinent stuff.
In an interview with us, Dr. Andrew Feenberg noted that “Internet users form communities around common interests, be it concerns about the school their kids attend, a disease they share, politics, a game, or else.”
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According to data, around 75% of internet users belong to at least one community, and 66% of them claim that they do so because they interact with individuals who share their interests.
Communities centered on a certain topic might help internet users by bringing that topic to the public’s attention, claims Dr. Feenberg. He said, “Of course, not all topics are good, so we have to admit that visibility is sometimes detrimental rather than helpful.”
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The astonishing process of collaborative sensemaking and information production that communities give might result in useful resources like Wikipedia, Linux, or topic-focused message boards, as noted by internet sociologist Marc Smith. “In these settings, people find information and social support,” he stated.
Meeting others who share your interests and appreciating the benefits of group sensemaking can provide significant benefits. When a question is seen by at least a thousand individuals, it is easy to answer.
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While meeting like-minded people in person is also an option, communicating online with them enables one to quickly connect with people anywhere in the world. For many, that was the only means to connect with others who lived close throughout the tumultuous epidemic.
It goes without saying that having access to the internet during the pandemic was essential for everything from working and studying to staying in contact with friends and family. As much as 90% of respondents to a Pew Research poll stated that it was necessary at that particular moment.
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It’s hardly surprising that millions of memes were made and quickly went viral during the epidemic, given the importance of the internet at the time and its enormous popularity. Memes can promote coping strategies, particularly when they are related to a highly stressful setting, according to research on memes and COVID-19.
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Although many people of all ages have probably been forced to join online groups or use the internet by the epidemic, interest in these spaces was apparently growing even prior to the uncertain era. In 2017, up to 72% of internet users used their devices to participate in online forums, blogs, and forums, according to GWI. In only one year, from 2018 to 2019, the percentage increased by 2% and reached 76%.
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Dr. Feenberg told Bored Panda, “The internet has shaped our interactions in many ways.” For instance, it facilitated the formation of communities across geographic boundaries (allowing for different applications of anonymity), supported education during the COVID crisis, made it possible for people with unconventional viewpoints to connect and organize into groups, offered an electronic matchmaking service, planned a more effective substitute for the cab, and so forth.
“One had to be at home or at the workplace to answer a call before answering machines. The location became irrelevant after the arrival of the answering machine. Time no longer matters, thanks to the internet, since communications may now be received from anywhere at any time.
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Marc Smith agreed that communication has become simpler in the age of the internet. “Associations and collective action become less expensive thanks to the internet. It is a highly challenging effort to get a group of at least a thousand individuals together at the same time and location. It is comparatively lot easier to get a thousand or more individuals to focus on the same digital area. Because of this, practically every issue of shared interest has drawn a group of interested parties to a digital platform where they may interact and trade benefits.
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