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If memes don't get reposted, are they really memes?
I think that is an interesting thought. But it's not necessary to be a repost to be a meme. The propagation happens not only from the reposting, but the voting. It's more likely to be viewed more if it's up voted by many. The theme itself can be Dawkins' meme without being copied verbatim via reposting.
That is a great point that I'll happily concede
We need the Shrek version of this