Similarly, in a previous “On The Human” post, William Benzon explains why he does not like the term “meme,” yet he needs some term to refer to the things that evolve and so he still uses it.
类似的,在“On The Human”网站上之前的一个帖子中,William Benzon解释了为什么他不喜欢“媒母”这个词,但是因为他需要一些词来指代进化过程中的一些事物所以他依然还在使用这个词。
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Benzon, in responding to Peter Railton’s post here at The Stone, points out the limits of this metaphor and proposes the “chess board and game” instead. I prefer a simple host-parasite analogy.