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MA philosophy, MS/PhD computer science

Final thought on the matter: rap feuds are like pro wrestling, and both are like comic books, and real housewives, and days of our lives. It’s the same fundamental memetic form, just arising in different subculture environments. The serial, communal experience of dramatic conflict unfolding. You could say sportsball seasons are this too. I would draw the line at politics and war, because those are not merely dramatic conflict, but it’s not clear cut. Reality shows and sports have real consequences sometimes to the drama, as does rap feuding. And the news presents politics and war in a way that it activates and excites this meme receptor in us. It’s a realtime Mythos.

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