Top 7 GREATEST Memes Of All Time

You won't believe how funny these memes are! 7 of the best memes that you can find on the Internet in 2018!

1. Hilarious meme

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So you thought this was a list of dank memes? Well, you're not wrong...

The amount of people that indulge themselves in this sensationalism have become so enormous that the term "clickbait" gradually evolved to become a meme (and a pretty dead one too). So here it is, meme #1. Not exactly what you bargained for, but not completely false either. I'm sure most of you have heard about this term, or at least understand the concept behind it. If not, then you must be actively avoiding any sort of social media, and I applaud you for your intensive effort (then why are you on Buzzfeed?).

You can't blame me for using clickbait, since a large portion of posts on this website is exactly that. Social media, or the media in general is full of false information and misleading titles, where the author themselves don't even know what they're talking about and attempt to sound smart. They think that their audience will drink up anything that they say as long as they give a statistic or a seemingly believable 'fact'. So taking that into consideration, it's best for everyone to first assess the credibility of news sources before you take it as gospel. I'm looking at you Wall Street Journal. ヽ(･ ˒̫̮･)ﾉ

Context

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To give you guys some context on this Wall Street Journal fiasco, here's a video of Pewdiepie firing back at the defamation and fake news reported by WSJ, an apparently 'well-known' news source. A great example of using clickbait and slander to try and ruin someone's established career. They used Pewdiepie, a big name on Youtube with over 63 million subscribers in order to gain traction on their own website, even if it meant giving their readers false information.

2. Unbelievable meme

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So what is clickbait exactly?

Clickbait comes in many different forms: bolded and capitalized fonts, an array of bright colours, misleading or even false titles, emoji hell, thumbnails that have been photoshopped to such an extreme that you wouldn't even be able to decipher it, and our favourite, cleavage and butts. Any of these factors are guaranteed clicks, especially if it has to do with something or someone that's currently very popular.

A personal clickbait nightmare of mine is the 😂"laughing till i'm crying" emoji (or any emoji for that matter). When you see these on the thumbnails or in the actual content, you know you're in for a ride. An example. I seriously didn't want to watch this video because it encompasses everything I find distasteful in a video, but you can go ahead and check it out if you want. I warned you though.

3. Relatable meme

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If you haven't clicked away yet, congratulations, here's a subtle thank you in the form of Shrek, showing off all his majestic greenness. This is the point in clickbait articles and videos where most people are already well on their way, doing whatever else that's probably far more interesting than my rant. Most likely another pointless list or quiz because that's the only thing advertised on this website anyways. Not that there's anything wrong with it, I've fallen victim to these pointless lists and quizzes before too (unfortunately). It's a very dark corner of my past, which coincided with my Minecraft phase. Gross.

4. Incredible meme

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Why is clickbait so successful?

The truth is, now that the Internet has become aware of this 'phenomenon', people have gradually begun to stop falling for it. But that doesn't stop it from appearing nonetheless. This questionable article goes into the details and inner workings of clickbait, which comes with a terrible message but hey, keep your friends close and your enemies even closer, right? Once we understand the mentality behind those that accept or even celebrate clickbait, we can figure out how to turn that nuisance against them.

5. Hysterical meme

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Now, there's generally three types of people when it comes to Buzzfeed articles, and they are: 1) Those that I mentioned earlier, who have already left. 2) Those that don't read any of this text that I'm writing and are probably either furious or confused at the moment. 3) And last but not least, those of you who are still here and following along with my incessant rambling (which I appreciate). Although most of these pictures and gifs that I posted have nothing to do with what I'm trying to say, the majority of you will probably not care either way.

6. Depressing meme

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We're getting close to the end of this list now, and like most clickbait lists, I did not deliver on what I promised and ended up leaving you with only disappointment and irritation. Clicks and views have now become the social currency and it's very hard to find things with actual substance in them. No, these are not the top 7 best memes on the Internet. And no, I don't think it's possible to even have a top 7, since memes come and go and the meme economy consistently fluctuates throughout the year. Memes are inherently subjective things and no matter what I show, there will always be protest against it. So really, why bother?

Well, it's simply because people are interested in these types of information. They want to see for themselves just how hilarious the memes that I'm showing are, and if they agree with what I say. It's a 'boringly-interesting' subject that is prevalent throughout the Internet.

7. Humorous meme

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I said seven, so here's the seventh and last meme. A personal favourite, Ethan Klein from h3h3 doing regular Ethan stuff. If you're interested, here's a link to the channel.

This is basically a filler point, congruent with the important clickbait rule of putting in anything and everything that remotely has something to do with the topic, and publishing it. This is especially true for long, drawn out Youtube videos that cash in on views and watch time (the amount of time that you spend on the video). I've seen my fair share of videos that are 10 minutes long, with a 4 minute credit scene or blank screen.

There's nothing much more to say on this topic except that it's a deep rooted infestation that needs to be weeded out.

Or, I dunno, just ignore it I guess. What do I know, I'm just a 20 year old that has nothing better to do with my time.