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Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by jrochkind1 on Friday July 22, 2022 @11:27AM (#32193000)
The meme to speak about speaking in memes would be to mention: Star Trek, the Darmok episode. Temba, his arms wide.
Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by allenu on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:02PM (#32194338)
Shaka, when the walls fell!

I watched that episode in the last year and didn't make the meme connection until I was reading someone mention it somewhere. It would be interesting to have a modern take on that episode. The thing with memes is they don't necessarily convey an idea or a point that furthers a discussion. They're often just a way to relate something in the current context with a past idea (for a laugh), so it almost seems that a language based on memes would just end up stagnating culture.

Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by ratww on Friday July 22, 2022 @12:01PM (#32193505)
That doesn’t bother me at all, because I never heard of it!

Maybe I should start participating in Star Trek discussions!

Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by groffee on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:05PM (#32194370)
jrochkind1 and ratww at HN, ratww their eyes open!
Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by jrochkind1 on Friday July 22, 2022 @12:57PM (#32194268)
Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by ratww on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:02PM (#32194337)
Thanks!
Re:A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle ... by kingludite on Saturday July 23, 2022 @06:59PM (#32208428)
The episode involves a species that talks by referencing stories by title. It cant be translated without knowing the stories.