• Ech@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    There’s gonna be that one academic weirdo in 1000 years who’s focus is “Memes and Internet History of the 21st Century”.

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      5 months ago

      I’d bet money there are already thesises(??) theses (thanks, atomicorange!) and dissertations on this.

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          5 months ago

          And the Ship of Theses is when you rewrite the seven parts of your dissertation so many times that you’re not sure if it’s even your original intent anymore

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        5 months ago

        There’s def already stuff like interpreting use of emojis. For example sometimes you have text messages show up in a court case and there are people who can officially “interpret” what the emojis mean for the court.