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I would call this an instance in which the launchers were caught and roundly
criticised by intended recipients, not one where the meme turned on its
launchers.
- Lawrence
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From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
Of Vincent Campbell
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 7:02 AM
To: 'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'
Subject: RE: Labels for memes
>>Have there been any cases of memetic rebellion where such
deliberately
>>engineered memes decide to turn on their masters? If so, what?
If not,
>>what tricks do memetic engineers use to keep their memes in line?
<Bill, what do you mean, 'turn on their masters'? Do you mean that
the effect
> of th ememe was counter to what its launcher intended -- that it
> backfired?
> or are you thinking that a meme 'mutated' in some way during the course of
> its dissemination and that the mutated meme then harmed the interests of
> the
launcher?>
Well there was the George "subliminable" Bush campaign ad abouts
bureaucRATS. But that may just be that it was a dumb idea in the first
place....
Vincent
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