“They die too young these days,” said one Reddit user. “When it becomes Vice's favorite meme it becomes everyone else's least favorite,” wrote another.

Well, listen up, nerds, because it’s two weeks later, and this meme is still going strong.


In fact, the original format has now shifted into a conversation about the nature of memes themselves.

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Turns out, the American Chopper argument meme is itself a perfect medium for discussing some of the various arguments and theories around meme optimization. Check out some prime examples below.

In some ways, the meme isn’t ideal for mobile users...

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...but also proves challenging to desktop users.

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So, point-blank, does it work or not?

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Is corporate use of the meme OK?

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Like the format, but not the source material?

Then there’s this idea.



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And THIS idea.

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In closing.

So, that’s where we’re at right now. In fairness to all you meme speculators out there, I actually think one meme economist got this one quite right. “I suggest just freezing your assets short to medium term,” wrote Reddit user someoneinmyhead in the previously-mentioned thread. “It was a blip and didn’t get any real interest or attention yet. Vice attempted to normify before it even took off, so this format is dormant and stunted, not dead.”

Well done, someoneinmyhead. Better luck next time, everybody else.

Additional reporting by Anna Iovine.

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