From: jbariou	Date: June 7th, 2008 07:07 am (UTC)		(Link)

Fantastic stuff. And the linked Dennett memetics talk is pretty great too.

	From: cpeel	Date: June 8th, 2008 04:51 am (UTC)		(Link)

Indeed it was! I just finished Tipping Point this evening (highly recommended) and I wonder if the meme survival is dependent on some of the variables mentioned therein. To perpetuate itself a meme must, almost by definition, be Sticky although Stickiness alone wouldn't help it -- it would still require the work of Connectors and Salesmen to keep it spreading. Actually, that might not even be true if we consider the meme of Freedom: I'm sure at some point some repressed individual "caught" that meme from a book without the direct interaction of people. Although you can't get from a book to a revolution without some Connectors, Salesmen, and Mavens :)

Brain overload - lots to process!