The study of how ideas change and spread, in particular emphasizing analogy to evolutionary biology. In this framework, a key consideration is that an idea or memes ability to propagate in a given context, discussion, culture, or environment, is determined by its relative fitness in that environment, and this in turn determines its prevalence in the future.
TheMemetics is the study of how ideas change and spread, in particular emphasizing analogy to evolutionary biology. In this framework, a key consideration is that an idea or memes ability to propagate in a given context, discussion, culture, or environment, is determined by its relative fitness in that environment, and this in turn determines its prevalence in the future.
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Related Pages:Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Information Cascades, Information Hazards, Belief, Religion, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Writing (communication method), Censorship, Cultural knowledge, Simulacrum Levels, Social Media
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