• @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.