Chances are, it’s not without the help of online groups that memes rose to such fame; and with close to a million followers, the ‘Meme Life’ Facebook group has likely played a role in it, too. Boasting quite an impressive collection, the group is a never-ending source of hilarious random memes, and today, we want to shed light on some of the best of them. So, if an occasional funny meme is something you enjoy, scroll down to find some amusing ones, as shared by ‘Meme Life’, on the list below, and make sure to upvote your favorites. Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with Professor of Communication at USC Annenberg School For Communication and Journalism Dr. Dmitri Williams, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about the role online groups and communities play in the online world. But in the vastness of the internet, there are groups dedicated not only to memes, but basically anything and everything you could imagine. On Facebook alone, there are reportedly over 10 million group pages, with roughly 1.8 million people using them every month. “Humans crave social connections and having a meaningful social identity. This is true offline, but it can be harder to fulfill that when a lot of our institutions are weaker than they used to be,” he told Bored Panda in a recent interview, adding that while it’s way easier to make those connections online, they might initially be weaker and not as positive as being face to face. “We are, after all, evolved to be with people in person,” he said. Imagine this: you uploaded something as mundane as filming your friend wearing his new sneakers. Next thing you know, you’re an internet celebrity and your catchphrase is uttered in countries that don’t even officially speak the same language. (Yes, I am indeed talking about the ‘D*mn Daniel’ videos from 2016, which now feels like forever ago.) While it can be mind-boggling to some, avid internet users are arguably somewhat used to seeing viral content from the other side of the world appear on their newsfeed. Lining up second were comedy, meme, and viral videos, leaving video live streams third, and educational videos fourth on the list. “It has freed us from local constraints and given us more access to ideas, knowledge and culture than ever before, but it has also subjected us to terrible behaviors created by anonymity, echo chambers that convince us of smug moral superiority, and dulled our brains with algorithms that feed us sensational or mindless content.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
