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I am really confused about the current stock meme trend.... (lemmy.ca)

submitted 10 months ago by remotelove@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] Alk@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I miss /r/MemeEconomy. Stupid but funny premise when it showed up every once in a while on /r/all

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can you explain the premise? I never understood it and it was never properly explained anywhere

[–] IanSomnia@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Memes go through varying stages of popularity. Some burn fast and die off. Some go through a typical cycle. Some are simply useful or relevant and never die off. The point of the sub was to scout new meme formats and guess what kind of lifespan they'd have.

[–] Alk@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

To add to that, a lot of it was emulating and poking fun at stock market trading, in this case the meme formats being a stock, and creating memes being "investing". For example, you could have a stereotype of some crazed investor yelling "BUY BUY BUY" as a meme format was becoming popular. It was silly fun and let people discuss meme trends in a novel way.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

The only ethical investment portfolio nowadays.

[–] noVerity@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago

Not in this economy

[–] giantfloppycock@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This took me way too long to understand.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fair. Using a double entendre as a meme kinda breaks all meme philosophy.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago

Huh no it doesn't

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Stonks

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago

NFT bros:

(and then they all crashed and burned cause they ran out of gullible rich nerds to scam and there was much rejoicing)

[–] InternetTubes@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Has the same sort of motivation investing into it, even if the concepts slightly differ. Stock appraise my meme.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I prefer to short them