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BEHOLD THE DUAL PANDEMIC OF THE VACCINATED

The British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins coined the term “meme” in his 1976 book, the Selfish Gene, to describe “a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation“. Dawkins characterised memes as “viruses of the mind”, spreading from person to person within a culture – and now, in our highly connected world, between cultures.

In the COVID-19 era, we have seen mind viruses propagate at an astonishing rate. Who could forget “Build Back Better”, the vapid slogan that spread from campaign podium to podium like a herpetic rash:

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https://robynchuter.substack.com/p/behold-the-dual-pandemic-of-the-vaccinated

 

 

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