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Families transmit values via memes rather than genes. Politics is a meme competition and conservatives have a 2.1/1.5 advantage in reproducing meme transmitters
by delichon 4mo ago
Families transmit values via memes rather than genes. Politics is a meme competition and conservatives have a 2.1/1.5 advantage in reproducing meme transmitters. So without other interventions, liberals need about a 29% advantage in meme effectiveness for parity.
- verdverm 4mo agoI reject my parents values, it does transmit with certainty. The rise of Trumpism has coincided with a rise in estrangement
- mindslight 4mo agoBut the memes that pass are more abstract, for example individual liberty. The modern application of that will lead to very different conclusions than parents came to during their time. Especially when you factor in the wacky paths modern cult-esque media tends to lead people down, and their kids getting to see the culmination of that. Plus this "liberal vs conservative" dichotomy fell apart with the Republican party being taken over by destructive reactionaries. So personally as I've gotten older I've definitely gotten more conservative, but that has contributed to me voting Democrat rather than my previous Libertarian or overt protest vote.