Re:meaning in memetics

From: Kenneth Van Oost (Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be)
Date: Tue Feb 22 2000 - 20:43:16 GMT

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From: "Kenneth Van Oost" <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be>
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Subject: Re:meaning in memetics
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:43:16 +0100
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    I wrote,

    <Or,must we count in for that reason that the individuality-meme directs us,
    <tricks us,hooks us into than mass behavior!?

    LdB wrote,I don't understand the question.Can you say it differently?

    Here I go! I hope I can make myself clear this time!

    I meant,when I wrote...Or,must we ...etc. is the individuality-meme playing a
    game with us!?
    That is_makes the individuality-meme us belief that we all are true ' individuals '
    and does she tricks us in the meanwhile into mass behavior!?

    What would be her gains here!?

    The only thing I can see is that,what is then called individuality spreads then
    massively!?

    To all members,a question in the line of the above mentioned,

    <If we assume that the idea of the selfish memes is true,how can we explain that
    the concept of memetics doesn't spread massively!?
    Is it the concept/the system that isn't right or are we,as memetic addicts the only
    true receptives!?
    It seem to me we face here a conflict of interest!?

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