Memes help people to not only make sense of their experiences but also to relate to one another. They serve as a universal language that contributes to a shared cultural experience, transcending our individual perspectives.
So in order to remind you that the universe isn't fixated on hurting just you but is, in fact, after all of us, we invite you to take a look at the Instagram account 'Neurodivergent Memes,' which tackles everyday problems with a healthy dose of humor.
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According to researchers looking at modern forms of communication, memes have the capacity to transcend cultures and construct collective identities between people.
These seemingly simple jokes can also be powerful tools for self-expression, social influence and even political subversion.
Sometimes I am reading and I completely zone out and think about other things and I have to reread the whole paragraph again
Internet memes "are one of the clearest manifestations of the fact there is such a thing as digital culture", said Paolo Gerbaudo, a reader in digital politics and director of the Centre for Digital Culture at Kings College London.
Gerbaudo describes memes as a "sort of a ready-made language with many kinds of stereotypes, symbols, situations. A palette that people can use, much like emojis, in a way, to convey a certain content."
I'm not a gifted kid, but I've always been a bookworm. I did have a period where I lost interest in reading and it made me so sad. Fortunately, I was able to overcome my slump and I've come to realise that I'll always go back to reading even if I take a lot detours with my other hobbies. Reading will always be my favourite thing in this world.
Memes tap into our collective online consciousness and because of that, they have also been referred to as digital folklore – or "Netlore."
"We can see not just the new ways people do things or the new ways people express themselves in public but also some of the themes, some of the anxieties or desires people have. All of these complex issues are reflected in things like memes," Gerbaudo added.
Not only do I get anxiety about that but I stress about not knowing if I’ll have to make a left turn without a traffic light, that I won’t know what lane I need to be in and which lanes end, wondering how many u-turns I’ll have to make when I screw up the GPS’s step by step directions, will there be a roundabout? I could go on.
If you're still scrolling this list, chances are, you are part of the meme subculture.
Gerbaudo thinks that if you're looking at a meme and "you get through the kind of enigma or mystery around that at face value" you are probably part of the group it is aimed at.
"You understand [the] language, you understand the assumptions of the group," he added.
People say I am smart, then I look around at my life and think "prove it"
Or... you start it in private and tell NO ONE because she raised you to believe that no matter how well you did, that it was a failure anyhow - so now you're in constant paralyzing fear of 'failing', and that NOTHING you do is good enough. Then ... you see random-others on the internet posting/selling/advertising ridiculously sub-par garbage... and you wonder "I can NOT possibly be that bad. How are these people getting away with it?"
Oftentimes the most viral, most loved memes are memes that are about things that are very recent in public memory. However, there's something timeless about 'Neurodivergent Memes.'
If I say I am in Paris and you see me in the local market next day, you're in Paris too. No need to make it complicated.
I got misophonia (Idk, self diag'ed maybe) and I can't watch anything on phone with sound. If it ain't have subtitles I am not watching it however if it's on TV or big screen and the sound volume is just enough I don't get that mad. I tried to work on it and normalize after being married but couldn't pretend to be okay so my wife understands it and doesn't play videos without headfones or going to other room. I sometimes feel bad for her :( I read people getting irritated by other people's loud phones in public all the time but that makes me extramad and I have picked multiple fights for this very reason because asking nicely didn't help.
Yes! I rarely ever ask for help and then get completely overwhelmed and stressed out trying to do everything on my own.
You can always fall back on "I pulled Excalibur from the stone", because everyone will start making Monty Python jokes and forget you exist.
I get very comfortable around people when I am tired, listen to me then.
The mortifying embarrassment of knowing that other people know how you really feel is terrifying. I always know this and yet still do it randomly for some unknown reason.
Its not you oversharing, society just wants to underlisten.
I am obsessed with new skills until I am good at them, then they are mind numbingly boring. I have a hard time in interviews explaining I am good at everything I have done but only want to do what I haven't done so I can be good at that too and move on.
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Did we not literally just have a post about people hijacking phrases like mania which totally diminishes what actual mania is? Some of these are very relatable but not because I'm nuerodivergent. Come on BP do better
A lot of these had to do with depression and anxiety. I've heard and read of people including depression and anxiety as a type of neurodivergence now. I'm a person with depression and anxiety, and my kids are all neurodivergent, and I don't agree with this emerging theory, but it is it there.
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I don't get the 'neurodivergent' point, and how any of the memes are representative of it
Yeah, disappointing. I don't find these that relatable, or mostly it bugs me that they are super unspecific.
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Yet another bunch of stereotypes from BoredPanda.Stop posting harmful c**p like this BoredPanda. Not every neurodivergent person hates people, is antisocial, and doesn’t like doing things. These sound more like stereotypes about depression and agoraphobia than neurodivergence. I honestly don’t even think BoredPanda reads the crud they post anymore.
Did we not literally just have a post about people hijacking phrases like mania which totally diminishes what actual mania is? Some of these are very relatable but not because I'm nuerodivergent. Come on BP do better
A lot of these had to do with depression and anxiety. I've heard and read of people including depression and anxiety as a type of neurodivergence now. I'm a person with depression and anxiety, and my kids are all neurodivergent, and I don't agree with this emerging theory, but it is it there.
Load More Replies... I don't get the 'neurodivergent' point, and how any of the memes are representative of it
Yeah, disappointing. I don't find these that relatable, or mostly it bugs me that they are super unspecific.
Load More Replies... Yet another bunch of stereotypes from BoredPanda.Stop posting harmful c**p like this BoredPanda. Not every neurodivergent person hates people, is antisocial, and doesn’t like doing things. These sound more like stereotypes about depression and agoraphobia than neurodivergence. I honestly don’t even think BoredPanda reads the crud they post anymore.
