Does this mean all shared jokes are memes? Only private jokes that don’t escape their original audience stay jokes?
Are all amusing paintings memes? Or just the ones that are reproduced?
Memes don’t have to be funny. That’s what I’m actually noticing I think. How “funny” and “joke” often get labeled as meme instead these days. Not always. It’s not fully inclusive. But it has taken over a large percentage.
In the end I’m just grousing at the evolution of language. But, maybe I’m just noticing how memes have displaced other cultural things in the public sphere?
Podcasts can be highly personal. Personal taste and all that. In other words, my recommendations probally wouldn’t hit with you. Lots of “two white guys talking” energy. But I’ve listened to them for so long I “know” them well.
I’d say, try exploring them. Stay away from political ones, and maybe away from ones run by big conglomerates like iHeartRadio.
Also, in my opinion, while the word podcast means content you can subscribe to via an rss feed. Audio, or video. It has come to include “long form content you could listen to, while ignoring the video part.”
I just scrolled through the top podcasts in Apples Podcasts app. I didn’t realize the landscape had changed so much. There sure is a bunch of bullshit in the top 50 these days.
I knew a bunch of these were popular on YouTube, but I didn’t realize how that was translating to overall podcast rankings on a separate platform.
Makes me miss the more innocent days of early podcasts. And also clarifies why all my favorite long running podcasts say the advertising market for podcasts isn’t what it use to be.
I don’t see how these three bros lookin like assholes in suits are as popular as they are. The branding makes me suspicious.
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