Meme Analysis – clmcdermid

Day Forty-Three: The Economy

May 8, 2020

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I mentioned I have been re-reading Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens. Like many, he writes about what makes us Homo sapiens so special. Why are we the dominant organism on the planet, and not lions, or wolves, or bears, or any number of other species that could eat us up in a few big bites? His…

Day Thirty-Three: Verbal Emoji

Apr 27, 2020

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Being out on the trails carries, realistically, a very small chance of infection. But I wear the damned mask anyway, in great part to normalize it. The more people see others masked, the more they will do it themselves at the grocery stores and in other, higher-risk venues. I also want to normalize it for…

Day Sixteen: It’s an Outrage!

Apr 10, 2020

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I had to alter my run for the second time in a row today. Jefferson County Open Space tells us that their parks are open, but that if the lot is full, you have to move on. As tempting as it is to rationalize, I have to assume this means me, even though I am…

It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!

Jan 20, 2020

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Bear with me here. The meme is old, but I’m just catching up. I ran across this version the other day. A little research showed that it is a much older meme referencing a moment in the 1986 video game Legend of Zelda. Link, the main character runs into an old man, who tells him…

Category: Meme Analysis

Day Forty-Three: The Economy

Day Thirty-Three: Verbal Emoji

Day Sixteen: It’s an Outrage!

It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!