**Previous Episode: [[BDE364]]** **Next Episode: [[BDE366]]** %%Post image thumbnail below.%% ![wmed center](https://i.postimg.cc/Ssfznrjf/BDE-Capture-30.png) > [!abstract|no-i] **Episode Overview** **Date Aired:** [[09-26-2024]] **Title:** The Attempted Assassination of Memetic Culture **Episode:** 365 **Description:** A dig on the intentional flattening of political and entertainment culture, and its effects on daily psychology and online engagement. An absolutely schizo topic, but it's important. **Link:** https://rumble.com/v5gi1m2-big-dig-energy-365-the-attempted-assassination-of-memetic-culture.html **Tags:** %%<https://historydraft.com/happened/what-happened/1-January/world>%% ## Replay %% Get embed URL then highlight and hit ALT + I%% <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v5e8g36/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> ## Greetings & Announcements 1. A reminder that we are moving the Guilded server back [to Discord](https://discord.gg/ZvHmKNrb) for the time being. I will be archiving and closing the Guilded server at the end of the month, so please if you were a member there get anything you need before I do so. 2. On Sunday I am doing a workshop. - ![](https://x.com/SomeBitchIIKnow/status/1838629518426165611) - ![](https://x.com/SomeBitchIIKnow/status/1838631754287940083) ## Segments ### The Rise and Fall of the NPC Meme ![center](https://i.postimg.cc/JnxvPfGD/BDE-Capture-30.png) [Kotaku Archive](https://archive.ph/2ZXFK) #### What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet's New Favorite Insult? [NYT Archive](https://archive.ph/oXq8N) #### Why Has Twitter Banned 1500 Accounts and what Are NPCs? [BBC Archive](https://archive.ph/Id1oC) #### The Politics of the NPC Meme: Reactionary Subcultural Practice and vernacular theory [The politics of the NPC meme: Reactionary subcultural practice and vernacular theory - Rob Gallagher, Robert Topinka, 2023](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517231172422) ![center](https://i.postimg.cc/DfDBnfkf/BDE-Capture-30.png) ### Kamala Harris is BRAT Archive: https://archive.ph/5zg6C ![center](https://i.postimg.cc/VLpBQKtJ/BDE-Capture-30.png) https://www.tiktok.com/@kamalahq/photo/7394504839306169631 [Feminemenomenon](https://www.tiktok.com/@kamalahq/photo/7394504839306169631) %%Footer Starts Here%% --- ![[Brain Icon 1.png|center]] <b><font color="#ffffff"> <center>You might not have noticed it… but your brain did.</center> </font></b> --- ### Tags ### Linked Pages & Footnotes