Re: when is a meme selfish?

Bill Spight (bspight@pacbell.net)
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:18:00 -0700

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:18:00 -0700
From: Bill Spight <bspight@pacbell.net>
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Re: when is a meme selfish?

Dear Hans-Cees,

How about memes involved in positive feedback cycles, such as human arms
races, which deplete the resources of the humans or groups engaged in
these cycles, without producing any lasting advantage for them?

Best regards,

Bill Spight

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