> I have a genetic life, involving my genetic profile and how the being which
> that specifies interacts with other genetic organisms. I also have a memetic
> life, in that I'm a memetic entity, and the memes which give rise to me
> interact with other (people's) memes, changing me, changing them...
>
> Question: Are there many memes which don't help their hosts genetically,
> which still thrive in the meme pool?
If the selection effect against is not measurable, the memes will
thrive--whether ideas or genes. Naming instances is harder.
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