Little bit. I suspect Don got it right the first time.
It plays merry hell with the line length, though. Had to switch to centred text.
Other changes: made the ship a bit transparent. I think it looks a bit better, opinions may vary.
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I didn’t think self referential. I thought “these bastards” as distinct from “the bastards” of yesteryear ie Pirates are required where once Democrats were sufficient.
Also, it refers to pirates and bastards and the image includes a pirate ship and parliament - it’s logical which refers to which.
I like it anyway but particularly version 1.
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Of course probably cant actually use this officially… copyright etc.
But it shows an example of the replicability - hooks: emotional immediacy, australia relevance, impending doom, sense of fears being ignored. Compels viewer to be a hero and do something. Trigger discussion and sharing of meme.
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I think is clear enough that we mean “The” bastards in Parliament house honest, which in a very simple way is what the senate is supposed to do.
Also “the bastards” is already lodged in everyone’s mind as related to the Dems, so it needs to be slightly different so people think of us.
@edeity your mad max meme certainly works and I like it, but only the more dedicated netizen will understand the combination of references or even be aware of the issues you are raising.
The average internet user’s concern with online privacy is basically not having their mum/gf knowing about the porn they watch.
People who are aware of their online footprint tend to understand why data collection isn’t in their best interest.
How do you make a meme to explain it to people who; 1) don’t realise they leave traceable footprints online, and 2) don’t know what a meme is?
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A lot of people are worried about personal data. Does my boss need to know I went to the doctors? That I’m pregnant? That I have an STD? That I’m an atheist? American companies have been asking people in interviews to log into their social media… it’s not illegal if they agree…
The general public is not as oblivious as we sometimes assume.
Point of a meme is that you do not need to know what one is. Unless your meme is focused on an ingroup of meme consumers (which tbh this one is partly… so not ideal for a general population meme)
Flip side - you need to realise your not going to be interesting to everyone, so instead be really interesting to the ones you want.
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[quote=“Isaac, post:39, topic:742, full:true”]People who are aware of their online footprint tend to understand why data collection isn’t in their best interest.
How do you make a meme to explain it to people who; 1) don’t realise they leave traceable footprints online, and 2) don’t know what a meme is?[/quote]
It’s near-impossible to make memes universally identifiable. Some out there are highly adaptable between social groups and demographics, but otherwise the outreach of effectiveness is going to be limited, kinda what edeity is alluding to.
Explaining memes to the unaware masses is like having to explain a pun that no one got, after the joke has already been told, as they are in the same category as situational/observational/“you had to be there” jokes. The unaware may eventually become aware, but the humour effect of that immediate joke will be devalued severely to the point that it can lose credibility as a joke. To minimise on this, it’d be required for the unaware to do self-research, but that requires proactive effort which could be a waste as there’s no guarantee they’ll be able to appreciate it at the level required for its power of effectiveness to be sustained.
The best that can be done with “outreach” is best effort, but don’t overdo it. Avoid obscurity where possible.
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This is kinda the point I was making. That too much emphasis was being put on what was and what wasn’t a meme, rather than getting the message to the audience.
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I’m one of the unaware masses and my definition of a meme is, at best. vague. I’m still happy and I started this thread as a mug punter. What I am interested in is what images get attention on social media. Whatever category those images may fit. My experience is, almost anything with a picture gets a second look. Anything that moves gets a third look.
I’m trying to make a simple animated gif to get a simple message across. It’s been years since I played with this stuff so I’ve spent a bit of time re-learning. This is what I’ve been up to lately …
edit: I updated the image. I think this one is better.
It’s a community announcement. 640360 gif 423KB (not anymore), **Now 320180 163KB.**
I know. Not a “meme”.
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As seen on Facebook:
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Chill - its a good gif. No one is being meme police EXCEPT that as THE Party for internet people, we should be able to field some decent memes.
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That last one is gold.
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Im doing them all as Adobe Illustrator vector graphics, so they will scale to any size.
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Updated.
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AND ONE FOR THE OLD TIMERS…
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