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A '''meme''' was an idea which was transmitted between people. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rule of the Eminence (audio story)|Rule of the Eminence]]'') | A '''meme''' was an idea which was transmitted between people. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rule of the Eminence (audio story)|Rule of the Eminence]]'') It evolved as it was passed from person to person. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
The term meme was regarded by many as unnecessary since they argued that all ideas evolved as they passed from person to person, and therefore that "all ideas [were] by definition memes". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] referred to the [[Library of Alexandria]] as being a "farm for memes" before remembering that memes were a concept from after [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]'s time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Library of Alexandria (audio story)|The Library of Alexandria]]'') | [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] referred to the [[Library of Alexandria]] as being a "farm for memes" before remembering that memes were a concept from after [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]'s time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Library of Alexandria (audio story)|The Library of Alexandria]]'') | ||
[[Mictlan]] was made of "nothing but memes". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 00:43, 4 November 2022
- You may be looking for the individual.
A meme was an idea which was transmitted between people. (AUDIO: Rule of the Eminence) It evolved as it was passed from person to person. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
The term meme was regarded by many as unnecessary since they argued that all ideas evolved as they passed from person to person, and therefore that "all ideas [were] by definition memes". (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Susan referred to the Library of Alexandria as being a "farm for memes" before remembering that memes were a concept from after Ian and Barbara's time. (AUDIO: The Library of Alexandria)
Mictlan was made of "nothing but memes". (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Behind the scenes
- While the word "meme" in modern vernacular usually refers to videos or images which are rapidly copied and spread on the internet, it is scientifically used to refer to cultural elements which are spread by a non-genetic means.
- The word was modelled on the word "gene" and was coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene.
