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8332232 No.8332232 [Reply] [Original]

what should've i majored in if i wanted to study memes scientifically?

>> No.8332238

Hmm, linguistics or sociology. But only the former is science bruh.

>> No.8332240

>>8332232
Dunno, any kind of degree with a decent background in mathematics and/or sociology/psychology/genetics etc can work.

>> No.8332246

>>8332232
well, they said it

>> No.8332252

>>8332232
linguistics.
I myself have a fascination with etymology and the evolution of language.
meme, to me, are a goldmine. i get to watch - over the course of months - popular words and phrases get coopted by different groups, or applied poetically until their meaning changes completely.
It's awesome.

>> No.8332265
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>>8332232
Anthropology
Sociology
Psychology

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>>8332232

>> No.8332277

>>8332238
linguistics can pretend that it is a science but it is mostly gobbleygook.

>> No.8332281

>>8332265

Please tell me these aren't actual undergraduate level texts. I can't tell if this is real or not.

>> No.8332358

>>8332281
its very real my friend.

>> No.8332366

>>8332281
Totally real and that's not just one book.

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>>8332232
Memeology, with a minor in keks