daytura
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undergrad cognitive science @ UCSC :-)
photography, writing, sitcoms
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photography, writing, sitcoms
Journal: [DM at this current time]
Long(er)form: https://daytura.substack.com/
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A compromise could be found in rigorous qualitative research and content analysis. But this demands reflexivity; to be honest about your biases and background. Unfortunately, contributors may be very uncomfortable with reflexivity even though they're very interested in apparent invariants.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A compromise could be found in rigorous qualitative research and content analysis. But this demands reflexivity; to be honest about your biases and background. Unfortunately, contributors may be very uncomfortable with reflexivity even though they're very interested in apparent invariants.
One simple answer is that of radical functionalism. The taxonomy of ideas do not exist; ideas are situated in human individuals and behavior and society; and the value of ideas can be qualified by determining how they serve a particular culture.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
One simple answer is that of radical functionalism. The taxonomy of ideas do not exist; ideas are situated in human individuals and behavior and society; and the value of ideas can be qualified by determining how they serve a particular culture.
But formal semantics is just a stone's throw away from logic. Propositional, predicate, lambda calculus, etc. These too have very long and varied histories, but they don't make arguments or inference on the content of the ideas, which is what memetics could be most interested in.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
But formal semantics is just a stone's throw away from logic. Propositional, predicate, lambda calculus, etc. These too have very long and varied histories, but they don't make arguments or inference on the content of the ideas, which is what memetics could be most interested in.
Jumping the gap from description to prediction/inference requires a level of generality. You could make the argument that certain narrow compositional systems are invariant across human cultures. So you would need to consult some formal semanticists.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Jumping the gap from description to prediction/inference requires a level of generality. You could make the argument that certain narrow compositional systems are invariant across human cultures. So you would need to consult some formal semanticists.
... because if you could establish the meme as a unit measure of a single replicating idea, you still need to illustrate how they compose together in specific and predictable ways that match actual human behavior.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
... because if you could establish the meme as a unit measure of a single replicating idea, you still need to illustrate how they compose together in specific and predictable ways that match actual human behavior.
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Fujoshis had to be more creative back then.
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fujoshis had to be more creative back then.
ahhh I remember loving her spunk and charm!!! definitely need to watch Doctor Who properly
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
ahhh I remember loving her spunk and charm!!! definitely need to watch Doctor Who properly
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
lmao wasn't there that 4chan post that read the Twilight genderbend and understood it as like love triangle fantasy where you're weak but the other 2 are like super powerful and dangerous or something
October 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
lmao wasn't there that 4chan post that read the Twilight genderbend and understood it as like love triangle fantasy where you're weak but the other 2 are like super powerful and dangerous or something
Yes I am also grumbling about my younger brother's attachment to my mom's 20 year old digicam that recently crapped out
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Yes I am also grumbling about my younger brother's attachment to my mom's 20 year old digicam that recently crapped out
99 bottles of gorm on the wall
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
99 bottles of gorm on the wall
love the colors and tones in these pics! Are they from a dedicated camera or your smartphone?
October 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
love the colors and tones in these pics! Are they from a dedicated camera or your smartphone?
Other notes
- Sandwich prices increased about 90 cents from the last time I ate (start of summer)
- I love mustard, but the thinner thousand island sauce works better because it deeply coats the coleslaw/beef
- Ask for onions! They add needed bite to a relatively rich sandwich
- Sandwich prices increased about 90 cents from the last time I ate (start of summer)
- I love mustard, but the thinner thousand island sauce works better because it deeply coats the coleslaw/beef
- Ask for onions! They add needed bite to a relatively rich sandwich
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Other notes
- Sandwich prices increased about 90 cents from the last time I ate (start of summer)
- I love mustard, but the thinner thousand island sauce works better because it deeply coats the coleslaw/beef
- Ask for onions! They add needed bite to a relatively rich sandwich
- Sandwich prices increased about 90 cents from the last time I ate (start of summer)
- I love mustard, but the thinner thousand island sauce works better because it deeply coats the coleslaw/beef
- Ask for onions! They add needed bite to a relatively rich sandwich
The green onions wilted in the fridge for days. I put them in a jug of water and gave them a haircut and sat them on the bedroom window. Now there are three spry arms as tall as the jug.
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The green onions wilted in the fridge for days. I put them in a jug of water and gave them a haircut and sat them on the bedroom window. Now there are three spry arms as tall as the jug.