Re: Central questions of memetics

From: chuck (cpalson@mediaone.net)
Date: Mon May 22 2000 - 20:18:34 BST

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    Richard Brodie wrote:

    > Chuck wrote:
    >
    > <<So you provide me with a example of a meme (besides the annoying ditty
    > that keeps
    > repeating itself in your head) that is not useful in either direct practical
    > terms or indirectly through establishment of alliances and status (which in
    > turn
    > lead to access to material resources), and you have falsified my theory.
    > Your
    > frustration that I do find usefulness where you find only triviality is a
    > comment
    > on the differences we have in method and theory.>>
    >
    > Do you mean useful to the genes of the individual who hosts the meme?
    > Clearly there are plenty of counterexamples. Riding motorcycles, vasectomy,
    > birth control, unprotected sex, crossing the street, drinking, eating red
    > meat...

    Richard - I sent out quite a detailed description of these questions. If you
    didn't receive it, please let me know and I will send it out again.

    >
    >
    > If all you mean is that holding the meme has some psychic value, then you
    > have left the bounds of sociobiology and entered memetics.
    >
    > Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
    > http://www.memecentral.com/rbrodie.htm
    >
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