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The thing is, just like with genetics, we are not the arbiters of good. A meme might look bad, but if it spreads itself such that it doesn't die with it's last
by betwixthewires 5y ago
The thing is, just like with genetics, we are not the arbiters of good. A meme might look bad, but if it spreads itself such that it doesn't die with it's last host, it is a good meme. Like viruses, some burn through their host population and go extinct, some cling on but are still detrimental, and some increase fitness, and now we get into the distinction between a parasite and a symbiont.
- mbil 5y agoInteresting that anti-vax is a "bad" meme that actually benefits real viruses. If there were a virus that could induce susceptibility to memes that promote the virus, that would really be something.
- keithwhor 5y agoI think you may have just inadvertently invented the concept of Meme drive [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive