Hello and welcome to the first edition of REYApping, a space where I write a bunch of nonsense. Without further ado, let's begin.
Memes. You probably know this term as a manifestation of comedy (or in some cases, dark comedy) through a visual media. It has existed for a long time, with some saying that it originates roughly a decade ago. They often reflect current events, societal trends, and shared experiences. For example when the anime "Spy x Family" is trending, you'll see a bunch of memes like Anya's 'heh' face or quite recently the Rizz guy which by the way, you can find their respective Loras in Tensor and here's an example of each of those Lora generated with a model called "REYAMix" which somehow sounds very similar to my username... sus... .
Image 1. Anya 'heh' face by FallenIncursio and Waos Chad Face by AlvaroOo
Now, when you saw a meme, you'll probably just laugh it off and sometimes got the urge to share it to your friends, colleagues, or even your parents and grandparents and think of it as just a shape of expressing humour. That is until this guy exists:
Image 2. "A guy who enjoys memes"
This guy is a character from a game called "Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance" and is called Monsoon. He's famous for the quote "Memes, the DNA of Soul". Now you might be thinking: Meh it's just a guy who enjoys memes nothing serious. Well you're also right, but then he also says this:
"They shape our will. They are the culture, they are everything we pass on. Expose someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate. They become a carrier. Envy, greed, despair... All memes. All passed along."
―Monsoon
And that's when things get quite interesting. This guy isn't talking about the meme that we usually knows, but instead it's about beliefs, "doctrines", that shape human's will and culture. Memes are the basic units of human culture and consciousness that are passed on from person to person, shaping their beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. They also carry cultural information that influences human thought and action, just like how DNA carries genetic information that determines the traits and characteristics of living organisms (hence the DNA of Soul thing). And this also explains the next thing: if you're exposed to an environment filled with malice, anger, and hate for a long time, you will most likely develop something like an anger issue and filled with hatred. If you're exposed to an AI tool long enough, you'll also learn how to make imaginary waifus exist in your screen, and make a POV where you (not)accidentally launch a mega pint of milk on them and make them feel good(?), enough to make the "government" applies a filter that's somehow not internally tested yet, and this results in even non milky waifus to "not feel very well" and disappear in a snap of a finger. And that is why ladies and gentlemen, keep your image generation "clean" and safe for now so you can enjoy your waifus long term.
Well enough yapping. In the end it doesn't even matter, memes are therefore seen as the building blocks of human culture and identity, and as such, they are essential to understanding the nature of human evolution and social dynamics, and understanding memes can help us comprehend the nature of human evolution and culture (such as... comedy, yes, good old comedy).
Thank you for reading this part of REYApping. Oh and please try REYAMix if you have credits to spare, and roast me in Discord if it's crap (spoiler: it is).
Okay this is the end, for real. Thank you and see you next time(?).
