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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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How technology breakthroughs typically go. (startrek.website)

submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/memes@sopuli.xyz

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

VHS was chosen over Betamax because of porn.

Bluray was chosen over HD-DVD because of porn.

Streaming video got figured out because of porn.

Porn drives technology forward.

[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

🎶 The internet is for porn

🎵 The internet is for porn

🎶 So grab your dick and double-click

🎵 PORN PORN PORN

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

Hmm... could a substantial percentage of the population develop a fetish for curing cancer during our lifetime? That would be awesome.

[–] Malgas 1 points 10 months ago

My recollection is that porn companies initially backed HD-DVD. I distinctly remember thinking it would win for that reason.

Blu-ray won at least partially because the PS3 was the cheapest next-gen optical player, while Xbox360 didn't support HD-DVD without an expensive add-on. (And stand-alone players for either were very expensive.)

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

i've heard the first one but not the second two. you wouldn't by any chance have sources for those would you?