Re: Verbal memeticism

From: Robin Faichney (robin@ii01.org)
Date: Sun Nov 25 2001 - 11:50:58 GMT

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    On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 11:07:46PM -0500, Scott Chase wrote:
    >
    > >From: "Philip A.E. Jonkers" <phae@uclink.berkeley.edu>
    > >
    > >On Friday 23 November 2001 04:37 pm, you wrote:
    > >> Hi Joe E. Dees -
    > >>
    > >> >Not only is everything verbal memetic, but everything
    > >> >technological possesses a memetic component, as well.
    > >>
    > >> Is this ubiquity not a problem?
    > >
    > >Yes, it is not a problem...
    > >
    > If you're going into the fray with your mind already made up, convinced of
    > the conclusion, I suppose you're right then.
    >
    > Some of us aren't convinced of the veracity or utility of memetics even for
    > the minor stuff like hula hoops, so sweeping everything into the memetic
    > basket might result in raising some hackles.

    Some of us believe that memetics only works at a culture-wide level, the
    meme being the basic unit of culture, and that those who think it should
    be restricted to certain areas within culture, simply don't understand
    what they're criticizing. 

    -- 
Robin Faichney
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