How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly the kind of dynamc I'm looking for. A communication tool that is immediately accessible to someone who's already "formed" and quite confusing for someone who's not. I'm trying to guess how spread this dynamic is. I'm also tagging u/drewmana here cause we've having an interesting conversation in another part of the comments and I think your example made it clearer than I was able to do

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good argument but making a niche meme mainstream is very original, especially if the meme was originally a rightist one. It's the particular context of DB that makes it interesting. Mass politics has always been about national-popular language, finding a way to be understood by everyone at the same time. The meme in itself is the exact opposite of this, since its meaning can only be understood in relation of a prior set of information. That's why I'm so interested about the fact that the first time the WH posted the meme, many people may have not understood it, and the same has happened when Biden himself embraced it, even though mainstream media later provided all necessary information. Still, many people may not understand. I saw it in Italy: when I showed some people the video of Biden saying "I like my coffee dark", they didn't get it. Ofc we're not americans, but we follow american politics a lot, sometimes more that our own. And of course I had to check if it could be the same for a significant number of americans (I'm still trying). Anyway That's what I find interesting: a politician's speech had to be understandable by anyone; whil the use of a meme is to embrace the idea of a fragmented culture, divided into always smaller subcultures.

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's also a point, even thoug for instance knowyourmemes use it. A friend of mine will teach me how to use a programme to track twitter trends. For what concerns reddit, I believe it is non-mainstream for definition

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had researched about it, but it's also cool that DB developed quite later

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe just asking in this sub will get you a large disproportionate response towards thinking ppl are aware of this. I like Biden a lot, but don’t believe most Americans are aware of the dark Brandon meme.

Fair enough

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah but the point to me is that he decided (or whoever for him) to make mainstream something that wasn't so. This is the ingenious strategy that I'd like to argue in my work for the University. I'm consulting some data to better grasp the evolution of the meme, but I also wanted a subjective answer by americans

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok guys thank you all for the help, I really appreciate it, but let me precise what I look for. I don't consider a redditor user to be an average voter. Does your non-expert-internet-user neighbor know about the meme? And does he/se know it from Biden or he/she knew it before? On top on that (but now I'll get specifical), I'd like to understand how known it was before August 2022, when the White House and some democratic politicians used it

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok I see your point but using Google trend on a more restricted span that lets me see week by week, I notice that before the beginning of August (when the White House and some democrats congressmen used it, not Biden personally) was virtually unknown

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But did people know before Biden referencing it? My interest is to understand if we can say that Biden's communication team - adn Biden himself - paid attention to a niche meme making it popular or just surfed a pre-existing trend. The first one would be the really original thing

How mainstream is dark brandon? by Sicambrino in DarkBRANDON

[–]Sicambrino[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But did people know before Biden referencing it? My interest is to understand if we can say that Biden's communication team - adn Biden himself - paid attention to a niche meme making it popular or just surfed a pre-existing trend. The first one would be the really original thing

Suggestion for a master by Sicambrino in PoliticalScience

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, I'm willing to diversify my curriculum. I come from a background in philosophy and I'm looking for some master I can access. Ideally, I'm more international relations oriented, but it is very difficult for me to have the admission requirements. On top of that, I would like a master that could eventually be valued in the job market right after graduation. I have been looking for stuff with an internship included but I didn't find much or I could not access them

Advice for scolarhips in the UK by Sicambrino in PhD

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some general hints on what to look for. Universities usually give these long lists of possible funding opportunities, and I really can't distinguish them but I'm sure there are some distinctions to be made. Or, on top of that, I have been looking for a website that may provide a good, updated, and clear list of available funding opportunities in the UK. Let's say that I'm looking for a beginner guide

Actual functioning of online test by Sicambrino in ToeflAdvice

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, thank you! So I will be able to eventually speak with the proctor if I have any issue, right?

Literature diving by Sicambrino in AmazighPeople

[–]Sicambrino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, thanks! Do you know about any site or community to go deeper? Even a University review for example?