TikTok & The Evolution of Meme Culture
Nov 5 · 5 min read
What was an obscure term up until the early 2010s is now a ubiquitous one; memes are everywhere. It’s difficult to open up any form of social media without coming across at least a handful of memes.
Despite their prevalence, the history of memes is a contentious one. The first examples appear to date back to the early 1920s. One of the first recorded memes was the one below, from the University of Iowa’s satirical magazine, The Judge, printed in 1921.

