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i feel like there’s more cultural significance to the apple than comparing john chapman to the virginal dionysius of the american frontier
— Jan 29, 2026 04:00PM
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josephine
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sometimes i forget this book was written in 2002 until i get yanked to reality through a dated definition of the term “meme”.
a meme is no longer as large as a philosophical idea. is the etymological source of the word meme truly based on a book about genetics? ohhhhh how the groundwork was lain…
— Mar 31, 2026 10:08PM
a meme is no longer as large as a philosophical idea. is the etymological source of the word meme truly based on a book about genetics? ohhhhh how the groundwork was lain…
josephine
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perhaps pursuing the sciences has jaded me however i am growing tired of the flourish in this man’s writing. please give me something to work with 😭
— Feb 15, 2026 11:39PM

