Memetic consensus (as over the meaning of words, or proper names for places/people) is wilder and more intricate than formal consensus
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You can vote all you want on a name for the first decade of the 2000s but there still won’t be a name for it
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Nobody voted on what things are called - people who needed to refer to them just gave them nicknames until one stuck
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isnt that what a name is
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It feels like you’re saying something deep but in this form it sounds like a truism
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Names are memes.
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My dad used to explain capitalism to me as "you vote with your feet". In the new capitalism, you vote with your tweet
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This tweet was too cute and I already regret it
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spreading a meme is voting
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I don't get how anyone does not get this. When those around me seem like they don't know what to call something, I just improvise terms on the spot. It sticks more often than not.
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Picture below: What’s officially designated the “Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II,” and what literally everyone else calls “Warthog.”pic.twitter.com/89VJh1Aktd
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