McCulloch — “The Library of Congress archives memes now, preserving…”
Source: Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language — Gretchen McCulloch
Book page: mcculloch-because-internet-part-1
From: Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language — Quotes
The Library of Congress archives memes now, preserving things like the Lolcat Bible, Urban Dictionary, and Know Your Meme. It calls them, charmingly and also not entirely inaccurately, “folklore.