This complaint ain’t even original

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This has always been done, people reuse jokes but in a different context or a different plot twist. One of the best examples being 3 people walk into a bar, puns and wordplay, knock knock, one-liners (I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not too sure), etc… I bet you most jokes that have been told have already been told at one point in history, quite hard to make new original ones.

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You’re just looking in the wrong places 🤷‍♀️ plenty of funny and original people out there. Besides, it’s human nature to connect over these sorts of things.

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why do you act like there’s a copyright on memes 😀 people are allowed to reuse stuff and share something they think is funny

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Wait until you find out what memetic means

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because nobody tranna be original, everyone tranna be famous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Why do you care enough to post it on Yikyak

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Because gen Z humor is based on references because we like to feel included

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Studying mimicry is literally a whole anthropological field. There are a ton of social signals, types of informations and performances that are shared and played when people engage in the same jokes and trends. Also, I think the term “there is 0 originality” has been said… quite a lot, over many generations. You can find out more if you read the book Algospeak.

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