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comment by Standard_Nerd
Standard_Nerd  ·  4350 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Are Memes Art?
Can we say that art has a quality gradient, that is, some art can be qualitatively "better" than other art? I realize art is subjective, but I still feel as though something can meet this definition of art but not necessarily do a good job of it. If that's true, I think memes are at most, low quality art. Memes are intended to invoke a feeling, but they do so with very little subtlety or creativity. They also lack depth or any profundity, in general.