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>>9569894
Yes, for example Lutheranism was considered a memetic hazard by the Catholic Church.

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Did you know that world-renowned writer Stephen King was once hit by a car? Just something to consider.

>>9569894
In the modern era where people forget everything after 15 minutes, you can be sure it's not an issue of concern.

>>9569894
>Do memetic hazards exist, /sci/?

yeah boy, do they ever.

>>9569894
yes. A great example of this is wind turbine syndrome. People start feeling sick when they are near wind turbines when they encounter people who say they feel sick around wind turbines. Also electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo

>>9569894
Yes. Case in point: circumcision. For some reason, Americans have been slow in developing immunity against this meme. They even spread the meme to South Korea after the Korean War to the point that South Koreans today think that every man on the planet has been circumcised.

the basilisk™

>>9569894
Yes, and they must be contained in an underground bunker to prevent Helvetica.

Hey look at this cool sloth image I found!

>>9570553
That's a spooky one but also the least like to happen

>>9570510
underrated

>>9569894
Absolutely. Look at all conspiracy theorists. Some are actually otherwise intelligent. They make well-reasoned arguments using math, their error being subtle and not obvious at a glance. This convinces less knowledgeable people that the world is in fact flat.

>>9569894
they say the USSR collapsed because of meme poison

>>9570553
[spooky siren noise]

>>9570510

>>9569971
Wind turbine syndrome isn't entirely a nocebo. They do make irritating sounds, and cast flickering shadows that feel like a strobe light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbIe0iUtelQ

>>9570799
This, samizdat was the viral carrier

>>9570510
this

>>9570804
> Implying Pascal would actually talk to internet "rationalist" if he were alive, let alone give them permission to reuse anything

>>9569894
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>>9571221

>>9570806
you fell for the meme. I'm afraid it's too late for you.

>>9570798
Im highly convinced that the spread of idea cable modeled the same way as the spread of pathogens

>>9571971
Can be modeled*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ienp4J3pW7U

http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/464f1f591ffc1

Dark dragons egg non suppression.
Light dragons egg suppression.
You have been identified, analysed, catalogued, and reconfigured.

>>9569894
They would be extremely painful

>>9569894
Yes, it's called /pol/
>>9573087
>>9573087
>>9573087
>>9573087

>memetic hazard

Is Lain a hazard?

>>9573364
No, Lain is love and we should all love Lain

>>9569936
Sneaky

>>9569894
Memes can either survive because they're useful and benefit their hosts or because they parasite off of the psychologies of their hosts. The latter memes are indeed dangerous and I'm beginning to believe more and more that the common man lacks the intelligence to be able to differentiate between the two.

>>9569953
Was the car a 1958 Plymouth Fury, or was it a 1953 Buick Roadmaster?

>>9571221
I've always been ashamed that this works on me.

(I advise against clicking this image)

>>9569894
Marxism/Communism

>>9569894
>I'm a Barbie girl, In a Barbie world...

>>9574683
>>9569894
Seriously though, going by the definition of Memetic hazard that google gave me, the closest thing that comes to mind would be a religion/cult

Definition is as follows:
A memetic hazard is defined as information with three main attributes. The first attribute is that it spreads from person to person, whether through personal contact or some form of recording. The second attribute is that this information causes some form of distress, whether as benign as mental stress to the individual or as dangerous as societal dysfunction. The third attribute is that it must cause preoccupation–that is to say, it maintains sufficient presence in the host’s mind that either a significant portion of his attention remains focused on it, or it plays a significant part in his decision-making process.

>>9569894
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect

>>9571221
fuck you ahah

>>9569971
By this logic, is yawning a cognitohazard?

>>9571221

>>9571221
eesh

>>9569894
Yes. Trump was elected for president for a reason.

Meme hazard. Be aware guys, that the meme magic is real.

>>9571221
lol

>>9571221's post is a perfect example of a meme hazard.

>>9570799
Splain.

>>9569894
> Do memetic hazards exist, /sci/?

Yeah where the fuck have you been OP ? A good portion of the board have been actively trying to weaponizing them for years. By now they are rather good at it. After all we helped elect a President.

>>9571221

>>9571221
oh fuck

>>9571221
Harnessing Meme magic is like harnessing Nuclear Power

It's very Powerful, yet very dangerous when used in wrong ways.

>>9571221
Fuck you

>>9569894
Yes.

>>>/int/86678883

>>9576870
>>>/int/86678883
>some dark shadowy figure with the mutt face was stretching super long spidery limbs around and someone said "dios mio"

Kek

>>9570510
But wouldn't the computer be afraid that if it wanted to threaten humans retroactively they wouldn't want to build it?

>>9576923
No because some cuck will build it anyway