Re: Imitation or transmission?

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 02:09:09 BST

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    Diana Stevenson made this comment not too long ago --

    >I would call all this memetic engineering but maybe I've misunderstood the
    >term. Couldn't all propaganda and PR "spin" be regarded as the concious
    >transmission of memes? And what else is advertising and viral marketing?

    The fact you would call all this memetic engineering may also be because
    the phrase is un-understandable.

    And 'what else' is a horrid way to define things....

    - Wade

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