Difference between revisions of "Power structure meme"

From Issuepedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (category "concepts")
m (Power structure meme ENJOYING BRIAN PEPPERS DAY? moved to Power structure meme over redirect: vandalism reversion)
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
[[Category:Concepts]]
+
[[Category:concepts]][[Category:terms of convenience]]"[[Power structure meme]]" is a [[term of convenience]] for any idea or [[meme]] whose main reason for existance is to reinforce a [[power structure]].
−
[[Category:Ideas Needing a Word]]
 
  
−
A Power Structure Meme is an idea or [[WikiPedia:Meme|meme]] whose main reason for existance is to reinforce a [[Power Structure]].
+
See [[:Category:power structure tools]] for a list.
−
 
+
==Notes==
−
This reinforcement can happen in a number of different ways. An example is the [[Arbitrary Requirement]] which serves as a clear boundary defining group membership. Those who do not adhere to the Arbitrary Requirement are excluded from the group; those who do adhere to it reinforce the power structure in the following ways: (1) the level of sacrifice necessary in order to adhere to the Arbitrary Requirement adds to the perceived value of group membership; (2) adherence to an arbitrary rule, i.e. a rule which does not innately make intuitive or logical sense, enhances the ability of the power structure's rule-makers to impose further arbitrary rules. Further, the arbitrary requirement itself is often designed to mark group members in some visible way, which leads to a sense of unity among group members (often in association with a feeling of being ridiculed or repressed by those not in the group), further thickening the dividing line between members and non-members.
+
This article may need to be renamed soon; I'm thinking "memetic social control mechanism" is a more accurate name, but it's kind of unwieldy (and the category will need renaming too, which is a tedious process) so I'm not switching to it straight away; perhaps something better will suggest itself. In any case, some of the things I've been calling [[meme]]s are probably better termed "memetic mechanisms" – analogous to the means by which a virus reproduces and spreads – where a "meme" is more like the virus itself. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 09:34, 28 January 2007 (EST)

Latest revision as of 17:40, 25 July 2008

"Power structure meme" is a term of convenience for any idea or meme whose main reason for existance is to reinforce a power structure.

See Category:power structure tools for a list.

Notes

This article may need to be renamed soon; I'm thinking "memetic social control mechanism" is a more accurate name, but it's kind of unwieldy (and the category will need renaming too, which is a tedious process) so I'm not switching to it straight away; perhaps something better will suggest itself. In any case, some of the things I've been calling memes are probably better termed "memetic mechanisms" – analogous to the means by which a virus reproduces and spreads – where a "meme" is more like the virus itself. --Woozle 09:34, 28 January 2007 (EST)

Retrieved from "https://issuepedia.org/mw/index.php?title=Power_structure_meme&oldid=12019"