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+[VirianLexicon]:[meme-complex]
-Memecomplax
also known as a [Memeplex
]. A set of mutually-assisting [meme]s
which have co-evolved a symbiotic relationship. Religious and political dogmas, social movements, artistic styles, traditions and customs, chain letters, paradigms, languages, etc. are meme-complexes. Also called an m-plex, or scheme (Hofstadter). Types of co-memes commonly found in a scheme
are called the: bait; hook; threat; and vaccime. A successful scheme
commonly has certain attributes: wide scope (a paradigm that explains much); opportunity for the carriers to participate and contribute; conviction of its self-evident truth (carries Authority); offers order and a sense of place, helping to stave off the dread of meaninglessness. (Wheelis, quoted by Hofstadter.)
+!!!Meme-complex
+----
+Memecomplex
also known as a [memeplex], [m-plex|m-plex], or [scheme|scheme
]. A set of mutually-assisting [memes|
meme] which have co-evolved a symbiotic relationship. Religious and political dogmas, social movements, artistic styles, traditions and customs, chain letters, paradigms, languages, etc. are [
meme-complexes|meme-complex]
. Also called an m-plex, or scheme (Hofstadter). Types of [
co-memes|co-meme]
commonly found in a [memeplex]
are called the: [
bait]
; [
hook]
; [
threat]
; and [
vaccime]
. A successful [memeplex]
commonly has certain attributes: wide scope (a paradigm that explains much); opportunity for the carriers to participate and contribute; conviction of its self-evident truth (carries Authority); offers order and a sense of place, helping to stave off the dread of meaninglessness. ([
Wheelis|WheelisMark]
, quoted by [
Hofstadter|HofstadterDouglas]
.)
