Re: Scary Tetris Tales
Trond Buland (trond.buland@IFIM.SINTEF.NO)
Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:34:03 +0100
At 01:03 21.03.96 -0400, Deb said:
>Hm. Memetics.
>
>So, does anyone out there actually think that memetic theory is actually
>valid? I mean, sure, it's an interesting way of looking at cultural
>'evolution' and dissemination, but...well...isn't it rather philosophically
>untenable? (Not that I could argue coherently against it yet...)
>
>I did a paper on it for my social theory course a month ago (I got an
>A, yay :) In doing it I really did start with an open mind, but...
>well... I can't put my finger on it, but there's something that strikes
>me as 'wrong' about the whole theory.
>
i tend to agree with you.... smells to strong of a "hardwired" explanation
of something that i maybe believe is mote on the software side of
human nature. but of course i don't really know what i'm talkin about,
and memes ain't really about brain structure at all, and it IS a nice word
and a nice metaphor if nothing else.... and after being here (Future Culture)
for years, i find myself using it occasionally, even if i sometimes do it
with a smile...
have a nice day :-)
tb
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