Meme

Memetic promise or goal

Result, in reality

How and why memes might replicate

What could be proposed about studying the dynamics of memetic thinking?

Being in a group and not having people inquire about ideas that may need criticism [4]

There is a sense of convenience and belonging.

Thoughts are based on beliefs and confirmation bias.

Memeplexes seem to operate infectiously this way.

Rituals, symbols, behaviors, and attitudes may be repeated to contain group structure.

Identity

We might be sure of something because we were able to label it previously as something. This can make us feel safe.

There is a sense (for ourselves and from others), and therefore, we assume we cannot be or think in any other way than how the identity is described.

Association with something and becoming seemed to be a way to memetically change our sense of safety. A set of expectations travels with us no matter where we go from group to group.

Identifying something does not mean we are personally associated with it. Authority, semantically refers to writing something, such as a rule, which originates from ideas.

Symbols, originally semiotic, can become dominated by memetic attributes

Symbols evoke meaning learned within the memeplex it belongs to, but we tend to envelop what the symbol represents without separating ideas from reality. The memetic harm in some symbols includes associations with segregation of sorts such as social hierarchies, religious division, racism, political divisions.

Although conclusions based on emotions are not always wrong, they are inevitably memetic and fallacious.

Certain existential themes and emotions will always attract memetic viruses if we are not attentive.

We could use deductive reasoning and a multi logical approach that can be supported by data collection and evidence. Thoughts that arise should be distinguished from thinking, which is forceful, attentive, the distinction between what represents reality and what does not.

Systems and rituals

A certain authority and a certain person have a role and expectations and anything else isn’t expected of them.

There is confusion, functional or dysfunctional stupidity, disorder, etc, behavioral evil (cite previous paper).

We should be consistent with the reality of roles, why they are there, and functions if they are rational. We can’t rebel against something just because we disagree.

What is useful can be deducted from what is not useful.

The idea of needing fulfillment

We might want things to be in control, yet there is an idea of freedom and eternal happiness.

Unnecessary stress, delusions, and confusion are created.

Escaping versus understanding conditioning.

An end to something is replaced with something else to occupy memetic fear.

Digital selves

Ability to adapt our appearance and what makes us feel better.

Futile and irrational fear of being punished if mistakes are made. Mistakes help us improve and are natural.

Storytelling and dopamine enhancers like music and art can add to justify meaning. The memetic attitude of escapism is recycled.

Dopamine due to temptations, with what makes us feel good. We should distinguish the idea of what is right from what is objectively right.

Temes are dangerous when identifying with ideas based on nonexistent elements. The temptations and outcomes have not been seen so strongly before social media. The adapting of memetic interference is faster online.