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inviral | there should be a term called "inviral" like infamous but for viral videos, like when something bad goes viral on the internet, it should be called inviral | image tagged in memes,change my mind | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
372 views 3 upvotes Made by jeff_the_dude_lebowski 4 years ago in fun
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Viral, from my observations and experiences, is usually negative as it is. Perhaps inviral for negative, viral for either/neutral, and for positive viral, well, idk. Proviral could end up sounding like 'that which promotes viraling' instead of an actual 'positive viral'. I think this problem with the prefix can happen with other words; confusion between the purest sense of positivity, versus the support/backing/endorsement of something. Anyone know any other prefixes or ways to differentiate or address this?
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excellent point, i believe viral comes from virus, and how it spreads like one. I'm not sure how to address this, but we'll find a way
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also, this was no more than an idea/claim, this doesn't have to be well thought out. I see where you are coming from in terms of ideas, proviral does sound a bit bizarre, but I'm sure there is some grammatically correct form of what I'm going for.
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there should be a term called "inviral" like infamous but for viral videos, like when something bad goes viral on the internet, it should be called inviral