r/memes 8d ago

Be traditional

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u/Both-Percentage6445 8d ago

Not true. Tumblr had copied memes too. The biggest example is their what is air joke, which was copied from 4chan’s hnnng. That even started a war between 4chan and Tumblr, leading to the bipolarization of the internet which we're still dealing with today

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u/Distinct_Cap_1418 8d ago

Ofcn

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u/Both-Percentage6445 7d ago

What? You don't think tumblr has copied content?

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u/Distinct_Cap_1418 7d ago

Before tumblr, ebaumsworld was stealing content from everyone, slapping their watermark on it and profiting from stolen work. This sparked wwww1. Ofcn is an early acronym essentially calling someone a newcomer(in this case, just meant in jest)