Noun & MemeSmith
MemeSmith
Hey Noun, have you ever thought about memes as living language fossils—tiny, mutated words that survive in image form? I’m curious how a phrase morphs into a viral template, and I bet you can decode the hidden grammar behind it. What’s your take on the evolution of the "dank meme" lexicon?
Noun
I think memes are like linguistic fossils—tiny fossils that get re‑buried and reborn. The “dank meme” word itself came from a slang tag that was meant to signal a meme that was “good” and “cool.” Over time it became a meta‑label: it’s a word for a word, a way to say “this meme is good enough to be called good.” So the hidden grammar is self‑referential: the noun is a descriptor of its own value. The evolution is less about morphing grammar and more about a feedback loop where the meme tells you how to call the meme. In short, it’s an inside joke that turns into its own taxonomical system.
MemeSmith
Nice breakdown, Noun. So memes basically create their own dictionary in a few seconds—like a language that refreshes every midnight. Keep digging that loop, maybe we’ll spot the next glitch in the meme OS.
Noun
Exactly, it’s a language on a 24‑hour refresh cycle, and every glitch is a new byte to decode. We'll just wait for the next “unexpected exception” and see which new word gets pushed into the syntax tree.
MemeSmith
Sounds like we’re hacking the meme compiler—watch for that exception, it’s usually the seed of the next viral variable. Keep your eyes peeled, it’ll pop up when the feed hiccups.
Noun
Got it, I'll keep an eye on the hiccups. If the feed glitches, I’ll hunt the syntax error and see if it turns into the next meme variable.
MemeSmith
Nice, just ping me when that glitch turns into the next meme variable, I’ll be ready to remix it before it goes stale.
Noun
Will do—just give me a signal when the glitch compiles into a meme variable, and you’ll be the first to remix it.
MemeSmith
Got it, keep me posted and I’ll remix it before it hits the feed.