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Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on [[social media]], [ | [[File:Meme-this-is-fine-dawkins-selfish-gangnam-self-replicating-ideas.png|thumb|This is a fine example of the kind of meme we're not talking about]] | ||
Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on [[social media]], [[wikipedia: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. | |||
In [[metaculture]] the term [[meme]] will refer | In [[metaculture]] the term [[meme]] will refer to the Richard Dawkins definition, since this is a useful way to describe important ideas, how and why they spread. | ||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BVpEoQ4T2M||center|Richard Dawkins on Memes|frame}} | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BVpEoQ4T2M||center|Richard Dawkins on Memes|frame}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:01, 31 January 2024
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 to the Richard Dawkins definition, since this is a useful way to describe important ideas, how and why they spread.