Memetics is the study of how ideas change and spread, in particular emphasizing analogy to evolutionary biology. In this framework, a key consideration is that an idea or memes ability to propagate in a given context, discussion, culture, or environment, is determined by its relative fitness in that environment, and this in turn determines its prevalence in the future.

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Related Pages: Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Information Cascades, Information Hazards, Belief, Religion, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Writing (communication method), Censorship, Cultural knowledge, Simulacrum Levels, Social Media

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