alt Hacker NewsIt's weird, I feel like we're arguing over saying the same thing. Sure, I agree, but please don't say it's a meme.
Sure, it didn't take power, sure, the bourgeois were stronger, but they still managed to overthrow the forces of Louis-Phillipe. Internet wasn't invented yet, memes couldn't depose kings.
> It's weird, I feel like we're arguing over saying the same thing
Yea, I think from the looks of it there's a bit of mutual confusion over terminology being used, but we are largely aligned
> Internet wasn't invented yet, memes couldn't depose kings
I'm using the Rene Girard definition of a "meme" before it got co-opted into internet speak.