The article is doubly interesting as an example of applied memetics, though. This is historiography, not history -- the article is mainly focused on how this idea got entrenched, and how hard it is to dislodge the notion now that it's widespread. Once people set up a mental pattern, it tends to stick, and this is a great example of how reisistant people can be to recognizing that the world doesn't conform to their preconceived notions...
Feudalism and Memetics
The article is doubly interesting as an example of applied memetics, though. This is historiography, not history -- the article is mainly focused on how this idea got entrenched, and how hard it is to dislodge the notion now that it's widespread. Once people set up a mental pattern, it tends to stick, and this is a great example of how reisistant people can be to recognizing that the world doesn't conform to their preconceived notions...
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First day of the next phase of my life
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You know you're a true tea addict when...
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Resume rules
Conducted an interview this morning; suffice it to say I wasn't blown away in general, but the worst of it was the resume, which was almost…
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