Re: virus: Meme Collecting

the great tinkerer (gr8tinkerer@hotmail.com)
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 23:07:42 PST


>I am trying to put together a list of the most successful (the top 100
>or so) memes and mind-viruses ever to exist.

first off; why?

nationalism and all its forms;
the "i have rights" meme;
ownership, (this is probably the single most successful meme, however it
might be instictual);
the "they" meme: thats what *they* say, so *they* say;
bill clinton jokes;
morality (the largest meme complex no doubt);
homophobia (this is another LARGE meme complex);
god/religions;
commercials (does anyone of you not know what cereal is magically
delicious?, what candy comes in 5 frutalicious flavors?);
AIDS meme, with the growth of the virus, people are taught about AIDS;
music, eg mary had a little lamb, the first two measures of beethovens
5th symphony;

theyre are many more
~the great tinkerer

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