Re: virus: Definition of meme (from alt.memetics)

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Wed, 1 Jan 1997 22:33:20 -0700


> From: Alexander Williams <thantos@alf.dec.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 3:42 PM

> I think the underlying problem is that we have a field built on an
> entire series of imprecise usages and sloppy meanings in memetics, in
> part because its hard to get the metaphor tuned just right to
> communicate `just this and no more.'

Well, no kidding. Why do you suppose I'm trying to nail down a
working definition of "meme"? Do you think it is impossible? Should
we just give up now?

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