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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We go for the Dawkins definition of "meme."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s a really good definition

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Further reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month 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.