Memes are like stars. Major memeplexes are constellations. Looking back, I think I navigate life in part by spotting major current constellations. They tend to last 3-5 years.
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I’ll admit I’m going slightly nuts due to not having spotted a major thing in nearly 2 years (internet of beefs was published this year but I spotted it in 2018 or so: just didn’t blog it though I tweeted about it a bit)
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One thought I am mulling is if fiction takes on a different role in a dark age. Instead of holding up a mirror to society to capture the macro patterns, it begins to play more of a wayfinding role.
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I'm not sure - most of these patterns were never global, they applied only to part of the world, with the rest being dismissed. Now more parts of the world have voice and agency and so it's a noisier room
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