I wonder if this is generational. When someone says meme, I think advice animal and Impact font
Like a lot of words, when they hit popular usage, the meaning tends to morph through misuse.
Nowadays, a meme can encompass pretty much anything that anyone finds funny regardless of medium, format or intent.
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The initial word was to analogise ideas to genes. In that meaning the Catholic church is a meme, as are image macros