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> memetics is an evolutionary model of information transmission
Yes I know but what if I have an idea that is transmissable, which I never transmit,
but which in every other respect is a meme (i.e. an informational unit in some
sense)? Genetics is the study of inheritance and evolutionary change in alleles and
their frequencies, but they have a concept of a gene which does not rely on
transmission. Memes do not just exist in transmission, they are in your head. So my
point (before I waffle on too much) was that 'potentially transmissable' should be
enough.
Chris.
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