among memes, there are pioneer species that establish a cultural shared context that other memes then settle (e.g. books and other OC)
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what follows are fan art & fiction, mashups, jokes, cultural references etc, derided in some contexts but an important part of the ecosystem
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they make the originals more accessible/popular or provide more depth, and their presence will also motivate creators to make more pioneers
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imageboards love OC because they swim in so many derivative memes that they become cheap while OC stays hard to come by
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