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memetics memetics
/memetiks/ , n. [from meme ] The study of memes. As of early 2003, this is /memetiks/ , n. [from meme ] The study of memes. That is, the spread
still an extremely informal and speculative endeavor, though the first steps of ideas and cultural artefacts. Memetics never really got much
towards at least statistical rigor have been made by H. Keith Henson and traction within formal academia, but it has had a huge impact within
others. Memetics is a popular topic for speculation among hackers, who like popular culture. From the mid 2000s onwards the "meme" as a photo or
to see themselves as the architects of the new information ecologies in cartoon image with some short text phrases in large ALLCAPS letters
which memes live and replicate. at the top and bottom became the standard format for distribution
of whilmsical content on messaging forums. Photos of cats doing
funny things together with some amusing caption became the most
common type of meme.