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A better word- "myth", "meme", "ghost"

 
  

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19:33 / 23.02.06
brief flash idea re a Coined Word -- what are your thoughts?:


thing which propagates in the physical world, by (contributing to) creating a large physical envelope responsible for its survival and propagation:
   gene

thing which propagates in the mental world:
   meme


then: (subset within meme)

thing which propagates in the mental world by (contributing to) creating a large Social envelope responsible for its survival and propagation:
  seme

 
 
 
Saltation
19:39 / 23.02.06
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not sure if i like it or not. not sure if it works.


it does kinda homophonically overlap though with my initial Clothing analogy of corset<--whalebone ~= culture<--YOURNAMEHERE, which is kinda cute:
> I don't have a good word for these societal whalebones.


gene -- meme -- seme

hmm
 
  

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