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Guisslapp
And the various world religions are all great examples of successful memes. A meme is not successful because it is good for its “host”, but because the host and the idea enjoy a certain type of memetic symbiosis that allows the meme to survive and spread.
Hitler himself was “infected” by a certain meme that was very powerful, but in the context of other dominant memes of the time, fortunately, was anathematic. Similar variants of Hitler’s meme are recurring. These ideas hold power in the brains of their subjects.
The whole world doesn’t have to reduce to black and white. The real beauty of the world is best appreciated in color.
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