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SpaghettiYeti ,

I mean, this is legit. They’re saying people use memes to sway public thought and behavior. It’s also how fascism has risen and been taken out, we just didn’t have the internet and call them memes then.

Behind the Bastards did a good episode on the use of comedy with imagery to bolster or destroy. I couldn’t find the exact episode for the life of me though. At least 5 years ago probably.

Technus ,

Can I just say I’m so proud of this comments section

RangerJosie ,

https://sffa.community/pictrs/image/e612ad2b-5282-42a7-bec3-56d0506395f7.jpeg

conciselyverbose ,

lol a meme is literally just an idea.

Free exchange of ideas is the core concept of democracy.

Kelly , (edited )

Exactly, and the report uses the term “memetic” to distinguish from its frequent use to mean “image macro”. Unfortunately the article headline chose to confuse things.

"Advanced memetic engineering attacks could progressively undermine trust in financial markets and institutions, causing a steady, incremental impact on market stability rather than a sudden breakdown“
RAND Corporation, Technological and Economic Threats to the US Financial System, July 2024

The article body does a good job covering the topic, its a shame they chose such a clumsy headline.

conciselyverbose ,

Image memes were never the only memes in internet lingo, and the original Dawkins term is exactly how they’re using it, as the analogue for gene, but with ideas generally. That’s all fine.

But that makes their core concept “people might spread ideas we don’t like”.

cheese_greater ,

people might spread ideas we dont like

So how would that even be justiciable?

rockSlayer , (edited )

Perhaps they’re referring to memes like these

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9776242c-1b95-4f42-a133-cde8b046c067.jpeg

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/041febe2-8ddc-4e61-8419-d50ef55c91e8.jpeg

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/352013c6-9939-4cdb-a41c-b5bc90a52b80.webp

zcd ,

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/f055ec8a-0d48-4c34-be47-223296617f7c.jpeg

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/784a457a-c1fd-4952-9115-5490ff8e7a6b.jpeg

MelodiousFunk ,

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/1397bf64-e43f-45a4-b553-7afb68fbb9cf.jpeg

tiefling ,

Rich people’s yacht money when memes ⤵️

TropicalDingdong ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1cfb13c1-8afd-4f84-b7fe-6d23dfd467f0.png

expatriado ,

when memes dank, banks sunk

thefartographer ,

Memes so dank, they’ll sink a bank

Wogi ,

Dank jenk bank memes bro.

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
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https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ded6da3d-660e-4b8e-b1ad-19d2bf03efc2.jpeg

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