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• truth777 4y ago
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• 1970-01-01 4y ago
  Interesting that the term 'meme' appears in this text, which didn't get much traction until 2010s https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=meme https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=m...
  • kirubakaran 4y ago
    The Selfish Gene was published in 1976 though
  • fluidcruft 4y ago
    "meme" is an ancient term that predates the Internet. It was a well-established thing even back in high school English in '95 when we read and discussed Naked Lunch.
    • swsieber 4y ago
      Another data point is the "Adherents of the Repeated Meme" from Dr. Who in 2005. https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_(TV_story) https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_(TV_stor... And it is in line with the earlier, non-internet definition of "an element of a culture or system of behavior passed from one individual to another by imitation or other nongenetic means." (There's another definition related to funny things being repeated, as opposed to behavior).