Can you sell memes? And what is the Meme Economy? You must be able to - that's because memes surpassed Christ in online popularity since 2016. And the MemeEconomy (as it is known) has been with us for a few years already.
Etsy tells us this: You can buy, sell, or trade your Memes, safe in the knowledge that ownership will be tracked securely – thus ensuring your memes are not plagiarized. On Etsy, you can sell whatever meme-inspired creation that you're able to whip up.
In 2017, Reddit created a team to take on the Meme Stock Market: They called the trading tool NASDANQ, a cheeky financial system for an alternate universe where meme is king. It is a system where you can buy shares in memes, betting on their success. Go to the Meme Economy to buy, sell, share, make and invest in templates freely - scroll through the ads HERE on reddit.
I went to knowyourmeme.com where you can buy a lot of stuff considered best sellers. I found it disconcerting that the most popular one is 'Epstein didn't kill himself' And you can scroll through the latest images of proposed memes.
I found Esquire's roundup of the best memes of 2020. I think you have to scroll through yourself. Find them HERE.
In retrospect, we had memes in our childhood - knock knock jokes and Alexander the Great jokes come to mind. Here's how I know my age: the 6 oldest memes on the Internet came about in 2000. They do reference the dancing baby of the 1990's. Before that, we are part of history and fit into folklore. How quaint!
It was open house on the weekend at Floyd Elzinga's studio located in Beamsville. He's the metal sculptor with the well-known pinecone sculptures. Here's a small sample.
