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> Wojaks can be used by just about anyone for any purpose. It's the same for Pepe and just about any other image based meme format. Older memes by contrast had a solid base.

I dont agree with this. We already had memes with multiple purposes.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a1/de/27/a1de27eb430466b48c31b03a1...

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4d/a7/70/4da7703c373818e0e7c9a9143...

Although an interesting read. It's my opinion that meme culture today is the same as 10-15 years ago. It's not better or worse. It seems the same.

Although i would say the internet itself has changed alot. The internet used to be a place for regular people. Now it's full of corporations. It's all about money and advertisement these days, not communities. That's what i miss.

I think this overly corporated internet does have an effect on meme culture though. In my opinion we have become less creative. Big platforms became addictive loops and content creators become content factories. Both which are not good for creativity. Which is somewhat a point i think the OP made in that certain memes arent being replaced with new ones. e.g. pepe.

But then again. Pepe is the best.