Comments by Griffin Mozdy Most recent public comments by Griffin Mozdy https://nowcomment.com/users/43060 Dang. I was a little shocked when I read this because I realized how true it is. Information and imitation is pretty much what makes up every person's intellect and abilities. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336651 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336651 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:21:53 -0400 I've honestly never heard of this meme. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336645 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336645 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:20:28 -0400 This relates to another article I read in which the author made a very clear distinction between contagion and imitation. Imitation is how memes spread, not virulence or contagion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336643 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336643 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:19:58 -0400 Memes are not concsious entities, but through natural selection and community based learning tools, they can propagate more easily and efficiently. This is an important distinction because many people describe modern memes as a sort of outside force. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336639 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336639 In reality, memes would not exist if not for the communities that kept them running. There is no such thing as a meme without people who want it to exist. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:19:03 -0400 Word of mouth has become more obsolete because of the advancements in technology, especially the internet. This is really important for my essay. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336634 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336634 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:17:04 -0400 I'm glad that the author included an example of something that is not a meme, in this case, objects. Objects cannot be memes, but the actions that stem from objects are memes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336629 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336629 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:16:16 -0400 Another comparison of the meme to the gene. Memes can spread through all sorts of media, and whether or not they are more or less functional through these media, they are spread to some degree nonetheless. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336627 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336627 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:15:01 -0400 Common phrases are good examples of memes; the one that comes to mind right now is the "you're gonna shoot your eye out, kid!". This movie quote seems fairly innocuous, but people say it all the time just because it has an attractive quality to it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336623 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336623 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:13:54 -0400 This paragraph is an apt comparison of memes and genes. Memes act a lot like genes because they mutate and become different over time, much like the evolution of living organisms. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336617 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336617 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:11:46 -0400 I think this paragraph is really important to my explaination of memes because it shows that Dawkins himself thought of memes as the most important and easily seen information in humans. https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336613 https://nowcomment.com/documents/138707?scroll_to=1336613 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:10:32 -0400 I've only got a couple comments on this article because the rest of the interview deviates from my topic of interest. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310107 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310107 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:05:48 -0400 Dawkins comments on the irony of the internet taking his word and shifting the meaning exponentially. He says that he doesn't mind, though. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310104 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310104 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:04:44 -0400 This is where the Vice reporter actually asks Dawkins what a meme is. He says that he created the word as a modification of gene, and it describes anything cultural, linguistic, idea oriented, or otherwise that is passed down from generation to generation https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310103 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310103 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:03:56 -0400 This is where the definition of meme actually comes from. Richard Dawkins coined the term in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135733?scroll_to=1310101 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:02:51 -0400 An explanation of the population size component of aphid reproduction with lots of implications. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295187 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295187 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:24:31 -0400 This sentence explains why it is important that these flies eat a cycle of larvae. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295185 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295185 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:23:49 -0400 Shows how parthenogenetic species are advanced in the sense that there is no randomized hodge-podge of genetic code and DNA from 2 possible donors; this is not the case with mammals, most notably, humans https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295173 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:21:54 -0400 Explains why the parthenogenetic species are so successful in terms of survival over time. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295147 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295147 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:15:44 -0400 A perfect explanation for why we should care and a good segue. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295120 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295120 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:11:00 -0400 This sentence is helpful because not only does the "grisly" description keep the reader engaged, but it also provides an example of parthenogenesis. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295106 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295106 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:08:24 -0400 This sentence shows how many varying species can reproduce by parthenogenesis. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295099 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295099 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:06:07 -0400 This sentence added to my understanding of species that reproduce without actually having sex because he provided bees as an example. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295098 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295098 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:05:05 -0400