• @Whorehoarder
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      63 months ago

      I have to head off to work, can you give me a quick lowdown on this scientific meme definition?

      • the dopamine fiend
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        313 months ago

        Meme : Gene :: Culture : Species

        A Dawkinsian “meme” is like an idea-unit that can take hold and thrive in the landscape of imagination, developing into culture or philosophy if it spreads widely enough.

        • Codex
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          83 months ago

          Good definition! I’ll often say it is a “primary unit of cultural exchange.” I consider a lot of things memes: internet memes of course, songs, scenes from movies, plot tropes, characters, basically any bit of culture that can be encapsulated and identified as a distinct entity.