tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post7587120374693503708..comments2024-02-27T09:51:03.152-08:00Comments on On Memetics: Helena Cronin: flat denial of cultural evolutionTim Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06623536372084468307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-58451568423919989342012-10-28T18:49:36.785-07:002012-10-28T18:49:36.785-07:00Furthermore, memes are a degeneration of culture, ...Furthermore, memes are a degeneration of culture, as anyone who's ever been to Ebaumsworld knows. Memes don't evolve culture -- they destroy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-7403421092948641252012-10-28T18:46:39.989-07:002012-10-28T18:46:39.989-07:00Cultures begin with intelligent design (some smart...Cultures begin with intelligent design (some smart guy creates the culture) and then devolve into oblivion. Then another smart guy comes and creates a new culture, and it too devolves into oblivion because the people who inherit it aren't as smart as its creator. Cultures don't evolve--they degenerate, de-evolve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com