Institutions are the visible phenotypes of successful high- fitness memes. A meme that cannot institutionalize itself is a virus.
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Replying to @vgr
some argue that ideologies institutionalize, not individual memespic.twitter.com/2wdWNTCOQl
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
depends on definition of insti. Mine is *very* micro following D. North etc. Any 'congealed practice'. Eg handshake.
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Replying to @vgr @sarahdoingthing
one I'm tracing right now is institution of prophylactic (vampire) sneeze. Surprisingly obscure memeology there.
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Replying to @vgr @sarahdoingthing
arguably while vampire sneeze might be co-opted into many public health ideologies, it isn't itself ideological per se
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