Meme: Difference between revisions

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Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on social media, meme was a term coined by Richard Dawkins meant to refer to the way that ideas self-replicate in a way that is similar to genes or a virus. A particularly useful or entertaining idea will spread far and wide, while the vast majority will come and go without a blip on the radar.

In metaculture the term meme will refer too the Richard Dawkins definition, since this is a useful way to describe important ideas, how and why they spread.

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-Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on social media, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme meme] was a term coined by Richard Dawkins to describe the way in which ideas replicate and spread similar to genes.
+Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on [[social media]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme meme] was a term coined by Richard Dawkins meant to refer to the way that ideas [[self-replicate]] in a way that is similar to genes or a virus. A particularly useful or entertaining idea will spread far and wide, while the vast majority will come and go without a blip on the radar.
-When used in this [[wiki]] meme will refer to a particular idea and the way in which it is remembered and spread to others by our [[brains]]. It does not refer to "Bad Luck Brian" or any of his ilk.
+In [[metaculture]] the term [[meme]] will refer too the Richard Dawkins definition, since this is a useful way to describe important ideas, how and why they spread.
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