From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Tue Jan 15 2002 - 23:11:58 MST
On 15 Jan 2002 at 22:48, ben wrote:
Interesting answer, but I do not know how to characterize it.
>
> Interesting question...
>
> What would you call it when the source sets up a scenario where the target
> cannot help but to reach the desired conclusion (the meme) by observing the
> surroundings you have created? There is no direct communication, but there
> is still a deliberate transferrence.
>
> Brief example: A's roommate B is a slob. A has already shown, told, written
> and pictured to no avail in an attempt to transfer his/her "cleanliness is
> good" meme. Finally A takes all of B's most useful and/or treasured
> belongings and hides them in the lowest strata of the debris. B comes home,
> can't find his shit, and realizes that it's because there is no order to the
> arrangement of his belongings, and decides of his own accord (in his
> perspective) that "cleanliness is good, because then I can find my
> homework/tools/bong/whatever."
>
> I'm not sure that this qualifies as meme transference in your model, but my
> instinct is that it should. (The meme has, after all, been transferred). If
> it does qualify, what would you call that? Assisted Discovery?
>
> -ben
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
> To: <virus@lucifer.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:08 PM
> Subject: virus: Modes of Transmission
>
>
> On the memetics list, we have come up with four modes of memetic
> transmission:
>
> 1) Showing - a bodily demonstration, such as knapping a handaxe for
> an audience.
>
> 2) Telling - verbally or manually (signing) communicating via a common
> symbol system.
>
> 3) Writing - inscribing glyphs which stand for spoken/signed language.
>
> 4) Picturing - creating a representation of the object of communication
> via drawing, photography, etc.
>
> Can anyone here think of others?
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