From: "Aaron Agassi" <agassi@erols.com>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: Web message board on cultural selection theory
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 14:34:12 -0400
In-Reply-To: <v2yg30SlSrXe092yn@login.dknet.dk>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
> Of Agner Fog
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 6:37 AM
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Web message board on cultural selection theory
<snip>
>In fact, cultural
> selection theory even covers certain kinds of selection processes
> that can not
> be described in terms of discrete information units.
>
> The cultural selection message board is intended as a forum for
> discussing
> cultural selection with the main focus on selective forces and mechanisms
> rather than on information units (we already have the memetics
> mailing list and
> the alt.memetics newsgroup for the latter).
>
> Possible discussion topics include:
>
> * intelligent versus unconscious or unintended selection mechanisms
Do knee jerk responses fit into this category?
> * cultural r/k theory and cultural correllates of bellicosity/peacefulness
Our tailor meme needs to trigger bellicosity as a Transactional Antithesis.
Must it also calm people, in other situations?
> * the psychological factors that make certain jokes or urban
> legends spread
An important question for transmission. Jokes and urban legends are
important Propaganda transmitters.
> * cultural factors that influence artistic taste and music genres
Is this pertinent or useful for our Applied Memetics challenge?
> * selective factors that influence sexual morals and behavior
Central to our problem!
> * cultural effects of economic competition
And, cultural effects of sexual competition.
> * social and political effects of newsmedia competition
> * cultural selection in animals
"From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk] On Behalf
Of Mark M. Mills
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:39 PM
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: RE: Re(2): Paper on chimp culture
At 06:59 AM 6/29/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Mark wrote:
><<Note that bonobos are smarter than common chimps. Their culture is
female
>dominated. Additionally, bonobos are masters at solving inter-personal
>problems via sex. According to my model, this cultural style would enhance
>cognitive advantage because symbolic interaction subdues brute force. >>
>
>But we're smarter than bonobos and masters of CREATING interpersonal
>problems via sex. Just goes to show you, I guess."
>
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