Re: electric meme bombs

From: Van oost Kenneth (kennethvanoost@belgacom.net)
Date: Sun 20 Oct 2002 - 19:55:28 GMT

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    > >From: "Grant Callaghan" <grantc4@hotmail.com>
    > > > So I vote for the word "meme" to refer to the information encoded as
    > >part
    > >of
    > > > a transaction between two or more people which may or may not lead to
    > > > replication.
    > >
    > >Grant,
    > >
    > >Why needing two or more people !?
    > >Why not taking on the self- building- by- memes- scheme and live
    > >by it !?
    > >The self- kicking guy inside myself is doing a hell of a job !

    > It would negate the meaning of the word "transaction."

    But is that necessary to conduct an inquiry into memetics, considering the fact, like I posted, about hikikomori !? If all these kids were to be living in isolation how did the behavior spread_ if not by kicking their own a... !? How can a transaction take place between isolated islands of frustrated kids
    !? Considering the fact that all the parents didn 't said anything about the condition wherein their kids were living !

    Regards,

    Kenneth

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