A Dawkinsian "meme" is like an idea-unit that can take hold and thrive in the landscape of imagination, developing into culture or philosophy if it spreads widely enough.

EleventhHour@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

That’s a really good definition

fossilesque@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 1y

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CodexArcanum@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

Good definition! I'll often say it is a "primary unit of cultural exchange." I consider a lot of things memes: internet memes of course, songs, scenes from movies, plot tropes, characters, basically any bit of culture that can be encapsulated and identified as a distinct entity.

Ooops@feddit.org · 40 pts · 1y (5 replies)

So what humans have done for millenia in the form of furs, leather and bone?

Sylvartas@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don't make the rules

nul9o9@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

Hunting giant insects back in the day would be terrifying, but exoskeleton armor would be bad ass.

BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz · 18 pts · 1y

Yes but they are insects so it's pretty cool

Just imagine if I told you that the cookbug cooks it's prey by throwing it into fire. You would find it cool despite also doing it.

Ziglin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

It's still pretty rare though.

psmgx@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Bone maybe, but leather and first have practical reasons related to temperature. Any camo benefits are incidental.

zephorah@lemm.ee · 30 pts · 1y (3 replies)

So they’re the Reavers of the insect world.

EleventhHour@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

But I thought they were just a legend…

Ghyste@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y

Q: How does a reaver clean his blade?

::: spoiler Tap for spoiler He runs it through the Wash. :::

brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Like what we do with fur and leather?

SendMePhotos@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don't make the rules

radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com · 13 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Great camouflage. Carrying a sack of dozens dead ants on your back does not draw attention at all.

SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Camouflage through intimidation. If you saw a dude sneaking around covered in human skulls, no you didn't.

radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com · 9 pts · 1y

I didn’t indeed. You got a point there.

lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 1y

Like that guy who walked in on Batman and was just like.....nope.

GraniteM@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I didn't see nothin'.

CitizenKong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Ants "see" mostly by smells. This would probably smell like another ant and thus wouldn't be bothered.

thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz · 3 pts · 1y

I guess spiders don't want to eat a pile of dead ants, even if it's moving. Not the sharpest tools in the shed, spiders.

NONE_dc@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y (6 replies)

We already had an Ocean Soulslike (Another Crab's Treasure). Now we need a Bug Soulslike.

winterayars@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Isn't that Hollow Knight?

BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Too easy, frankly, and the awesome ways you can modify yourself don't match with Dark Souls. Actually having significant, meaningful differences in your combat isn't Dark Souls.

Half /s

Sylvartas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm a dark souls enjoyer who thinks that hollow knight is a gorgeous game with mediocre platforming and decent combat. I'm pretty sure you made my blood pressure jump to unsafe levels

BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org · 1 pts · 1y

Lol, I do what I can. Let me try harder. I love hollow, and play back through dark souls when I can. Hollow knight's world doesn't quite have the same replay value for me. Dark souls doesn't quite have enough of a game play loop difference to make me even care about the different weapons.

Skua@kbin.earth · 5 pts · 1y

Hollow Knight?

NONE_dc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

I mean... Yeah? But I was referring to a Full Soulslike game in 3D, and I see Hollow knight more like a Metroidvania with some Soulslike features.

shaman1093@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y

Litter bugs (green lacewing larvae) do this as well. Great bug to have in your garden as they feed on aphids, scale, mealy bugs - pretty much all the pests you don't want on your plants.

Also they are metal af.

Aarrodri@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 1y

That must be terrifying to see at it's scale. Wtf.

clif@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

"Nature is fucking metal"

zante@lemmy.wtf · 4 pts · 1y

Same.

Rolando@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

To attract those bugs, play SLAYER!!!

Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

dont hate on the style

Zyrinth@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

Found Earth's version of Skinner