i’m not writing for a major publication and asking the people i’m calling a disease to tell me it’s all good so consider the context ya know? '
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People going out to get tested for breast cancer and finding out they're at risk is a result of "social contagion"
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And yet not a single person using the term "social contagion" for kids finding out they're trans responds by saying "Awesome! I'm so glad to hear it! Tell me how I can help spread this contagion as far as possible"
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This feels like the original meaning of "memes"
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It is, it's another instance of analogizing ideas to living things (a much older concept than people think) And like the word "meme" the "neutral" use of it is completely boring and obvious so no one cares, it's only an interesting term when used rhetorically
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