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    That’s some dark souls shit right there.

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      I was thinking Warhammer.

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        Night Lords reading this like “nice”

      • The Bard in GreenA
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        #nidthings

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    This community is just cool_science_facts now. I am here for it tbh.

    • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPM
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      We go for the Dawkins definition of “meme.”

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        I have to head off to work, can you give me a quick lowdown on this scientific meme definition?

        • the dopamine fiend@lemmy.world
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          Meme : Gene :: Culture : Species

          A Dawkinsian “meme” is like an idea-unit that can take hold and thrive in the landscape of imagination, developing into culture or philosophy if it spreads widely enough.

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            That’s a really good definition

            • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPM
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              Further reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

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            Good definition! I’ll often say it is a “primary unit of cultural exchange.” I consider a lot of things memes: internet memes of course, songs, scenes from movies, plot tropes, characters, basically any bit of culture that can be encapsulated and identified as a distinct entity.

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          I think it was a bit tongue in cheek since meme is actually a concept from science (internet-meme is very close to it’s original meaning afaik):

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

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    So they’re the Reavers of the insect world.

    • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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      But I thought they were just a legend…

    • Ghyste@sh.itjust.works
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      Q: How does a reaver clean his blade?

      A:

      Tap for spoiler

      He runs it through the Wash.

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    Like what we do with fur and leather?

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      Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don’t make the rules

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    Great camouflage. Carrying a sack of dozens dead ants on your back does not draw attention at all.

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      Camouflage through intimidation. If you saw a dude sneaking around covered in human skulls, no you didn’t.

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        I didn’t indeed. You got a point there.

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        I didn’t see nothin’.

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      I guess spiders don’t want to eat a pile of dead ants, even if it’s moving. Not the sharpest tools in the shed, spiders.

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      Ants “see” mostly by smells. This would probably smell like another ant and thus wouldn’t be bothered.

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    Litter bugs (green lacewing larvae) do this as well. Great bug to have in your garden as they feed on aphids, scale, mealy bugs - pretty much all the pests you don’t want on your plants.

    Also they are metal af.

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    We already had an Ocean Soulslike (Another Crab’s Treasure). Now we need a Bug Soulslike.

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      Isn’t that Hollow Knight?

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      I mean… Yeah? But I was referring to a Full Soulslike game in 3D, and I see Hollow knight more like a Metroidvania with some Soulslike features.

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    “Nature is fucking metal”

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    That must be terrifying to see at it’s scale. Wtf.

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    To attract those bugs, play SLAYER!!!

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    dont hate on the style

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    The Cadaver Collector is real!?

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    Found Earth’s version of Skinner

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