Since I’m philosophically opposed to the ‘meme theory’ and ‘memetics’ and all that sillyness, I’m happy to see the corruption of the word ‘meme’ from its original, intended meaning. Now maybe we can forget about all that nutso pseudoevolutionary memetastic stuff and go back to doing quizzes, which is more worthwhile.
Or, to put it another way, why object? This is just the next stage in the evolution of the ‘meme’ meme. Being all normative about the darwinian path of the meme is like trying to argue with smallpox.
really, you’re right
I’m just incredibly cranky about language. Also incredibly cranky about everything, lately, but particularly about things like chain letters and goofy jokes being repeated endlessly by cheerful idiots. I’ll have a terrible revenge on them, etc.
I don’t much care for “memetics” either, but having dumb quizzes and party tricks labeled that way is like calling amateur radio “CB” or something. It grates.
Be My Blog 
FUCKING THANK YOU
funny: we were JUST having this bitchfest last night.
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Since I’m philosophically opposed to the ‘meme theory’ and ‘memetics’ and all that sillyness, I’m happy to see the corruption of the word ‘meme’ from its original, intended meaning. Now maybe we can forget about all that nutso pseudoevolutionary memetastic stuff and go back to doing quizzes, which is more worthwhile.
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Or, to put it another way, why object? This is just the next stage in the evolution of the ‘meme’ meme. Being all normative about the darwinian path of the meme is like trying to argue with smallpox.
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really, you’re right
I’m just incredibly cranky about language. Also incredibly cranky about everything, lately, but particularly about things like chain letters and goofy jokes being repeated endlessly by cheerful idiots. I’ll have a terrible revenge on them, etc.
I don’t much care for “memetics” either, but having dumb quizzes and party tricks labeled that way is like calling amateur radio “CB” or something. It grates.
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probably just because i HATESES THE LJ QUIZZES and the like.
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missing recent entries
OLD MEME
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Re: missing recent entries
lol i loved ur administration post!!1!!!!
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tl;dr
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THESE ARE NOT THE MEMES YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
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