A neurologist I know wrote a book way back in the 70's and dedicated it to his, "Viking memes".
I read it in the early 90's. Had to look up the term then. Once memeology became trendy, it was easy to see the deviation from the original definition. However, this does not diminish the effectiveness of this mode of communication; a sort of hieroglyphic abbreviation of complex ideas and emotions.
We've always known the power of symbols. Look at the McDonalds or Disney logo for example. Fedex. VW. You know exactly what I am talking about, as soon as I say it. Difference is, now we are wielding that power.
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Corpse_washer ago
Memetics is ancient secret knowledge. Many still dont understand why give it away.
Dirty_Money ago
A neurologist I know wrote a book way back in the 70's and dedicated it to his, "Viking memes".
I read it in the early 90's. Had to look up the term then. Once memeology became trendy, it was easy to see the deviation from the original definition. However, this does not diminish the effectiveness of this mode of communication; a sort of hieroglyphic abbreviation of complex ideas and emotions.
TheSeer ago
We've always known the power of symbols. Look at the McDonalds or Disney logo for example. Fedex. VW. You know exactly what I am talking about, as soon as I say it. Difference is, now we are wielding that power.
Jungun ago
I fell down the kek/pepe rabbit hole. Some really fascinating takes on how things transpired during the 2016 election.