Bruno_Coelho comments on Recognizing memetic infections and forging resistance memes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bruno_Coelho 02 May 2012 03:23:42AM -2 points [-]

In the cultural/nurture debate someone will bring the concept of 'meme', and they will not use strong evidences in support. New terms don't make explanations automatic more cleary.

Comment author: timtyler 26 October 2013 12:02:11PM 0 points [-]

Taking background knowledge for granted happens in many domains.

The usefulness of the term "meme" is probably best attested to by its popularity - with 250+ million references on the internet.