What does a meme actually mean, and who decides? In this inaugural episode of Social Sleuth, the internet culture podcast, we crack open the complexity of memes with Marnus: a long-time friend, self-proclaimed chronically online person, and fellow deep diver into the weird corners of the web.
We dig into how memes function as language, as protest, as absurdism, and what it means that two people who grew up in the same city, attended the same university program, and scroll the same platforms can end up in completely different digital worlds. Spoiler: the algorithm has a lot to answer for.
A fun, unfiltered, and genuinely curious conversation to kick off what Social Sleuth is all about: investigating the cultural impact of the things we share online.
Topics: meme culture, internet humour, digital identity, online communities, social media algorithms, web culture, digital literacy
