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Depart, men of education. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Check the sidebar. We use the Dawkins definition of meme here.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

In the context of Dawkins meme, this post is definitely a meme!

idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning

If we consider scientists imitating the behavior of other scientists (ex: leaving the us) combined with the social network post (signifying the symbolic meaning), it checks all the correct boxes to me!

Would another peer review my analysis?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Reviewer 2, checking in. Let's see...

☑️ Technically correct (the best kind of correct).
☑️ Dawkins framework applied... adequately.
☑️ "Symbolic meaning" not entirely reductionist. Surprising.

However:

  • Citation deficiency detected. [Fossilesque et al., 2023] must be invoked 2–3 times for rigor.
  • "Imitating scientists" lacks nuance. Did you consider the Fossilesque Paradox of Academic Exodus? (Spoiler: You didn’t. Cite (Fossilesque, 2024, 2025 in press.).

Verdict:
Pending compliance with adequate attribution. Then, and only then, shall this review ascend to a grudging "pass."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wow this is amazing satire! You made my day (even though it already was a very good one)!

Your critique is quite constructive. Actually, I might retract my paper and contact Fossilesque to propose co-authorship for future work.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Looks good to me

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

All shared ideas are memes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Then what's the point of the meme community? By that logic anything posted is.

You've broadened the definition so much the term has become useless.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yes, and that breeds creativity. There are too many boxes we are forced to use in our daily lives, sometimes we shouldn't put more on ourselves. Art and science are so sides of the same coin. You can't be a good scientist without being a bit of an artist. Our art just looks a bit different.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2020/04/15/why-science-needs-art/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I stand corrected! Thank you!