Vicki
rosenzweig@acm.org
http://members.tripod.com/~rosvicl
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I have intuitively suspected for some time now that, due to the cause =
=3D> effect/effect =3D> cause cycle that both systems theory and =
evolutionary theory predict, memes usually appear to fill niches in the =
idea environment, and in order to do this most effectively, they usually =
are created (?) and propagated in pairs, most often in pairs of apparent =
opposites (but actually codependent, symbiotic or predator/prey mutual =
dependency relationships) i.e.:
Crime =3D> Justice
War =3D> Peace
Poverty =3D> Wealth
Evil =3D> Good
Follower (IROYC) =3D> Pagan
etc. etc. etc.
(please feel free to add, I'd like to see pairs I haven't thot of, and I =
suspect these pairs should perhaps be incorporated into the archetype =
library of virian "tarot".
In the same way that symbiotic or predator/prey species relationships =
are sort of the biological corollary of Newton's "every force exerted =
creates an equal and opposite force", these are to my mind the memetic =
equivalents.
Can anyone corroborate this intuition with some harder evidence? As a =
boring old banker who often feels way out of my depth on this list, I'd =
be exceptionally grateful for responses.
iban