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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Memes are idea viruses.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not viruses as such, at least according to the inventor of the term, rather they are already part of our inheritable structure, our DNA (so to speak) seeking new ways to be inherited.

We are our memes.