• @Gradually_Adjusting
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    501 year ago

    In the original Dawkins sense of the word, this is explicitly so. Strictly speaking, memes are just ideas that use us to replicate. A worldview is an idea. Pogrom ergo sum, so to speak.

    • @DiggyDiggyMole
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      81 year ago

      There is a neat video from CGP Grey that discusses the infectious transmission of thoughts: Achoo!

    • @Lauchs
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      51 year ago

      I thought so, wasn’t sure, was about to double check and then figured some wise soul in the comments would know. And here we are.

      First time I ever encountered the word meme was in regards to religion.

    • Querk [they/them]
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      21 year ago

      Exactly. Spreading and replicating like viruses across host bodies. And just like certain viruses, some can stay dormant for years, never fully going away - e.g. “The Game” (sorry not sorry). :p