I think that if we shame people for stealing memes, it will make them less creative and the memes will be worse.

Nobody is
just stealing the memes, they share the pictures they like, consistent with their taste, and with their creative captions. Sometimes captions make the meme.

I am for promoting copyright chaos, at least in the memes. Share everything you like and have as much fun as you can. Stop gatekeeping!
@distorted whats the point of a meme if its not shared? Something to improve people's days and spread a bit of info if needed? Why would anyone want to restrict that?
@Chalkllate wish to minimize repetitive content, that's my guess