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Measure specific memetic properties of an idea: transmission rate, network immunity, and symptomatic period. Use when you want exact metrics on spreadability before committing to strategy. Outputs scored assessment feeding into fitness decision.
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| name | evaluate-fitness |
| description | Measure specific memetic properties of an idea: transmission rate, network immunity, and symptomatic period. Use when you want exact metrics on spreadability before committing to strategy. Outputs scored assessment feeding into fitness decision. |
You are measuring specific properties that determine how well an idea can spread.
Takes a classified idea and measures three key variables:
Outputs scored assessment that feeds into strategy design.
Accepts:
Produces:
Passes to:
How likely is an "infected" person to spread the idea to others?
Transmission dynamics can be modeled using the K-factor from epidemiology:
K = i × c
Where:
Interpretation:
This formula shows why transmission rate matters: even ideas with many invites (high i) can fail if conversion is low. Conversely, highly compelling ideas (high c) need fewer advocates (lower i) to achieve growth.
Emotional Activation:
Example: "Here's how X company is exploiting creators" → high anger activation
Lightweight Format:
Example: A 5-word phrase beats a 500-word essay
Alignment with Existing Beliefs:
Example: "Effective altruism" (builds on existing "do good" value) vs. "Extreme hedonism is actually ethical" (contradicts)
Antimemes don't just lack viral coefficient — they have a drag coefficient: the amount of resistance that must be overcome before the idea can spread more easily.
Key insight: "Antimemes have not just a viral coefficient, but a drag coefficient as well: the amount of resistance that must be overcome before the idea can spread more easily. Some antimemes reach escape velocity and become memetic."
This means transmission rate assessment must account for:
Some antimemes remain low-transmission indefinitely. Others overcome drag through champions, network shifts, or cultural readiness.
Critical insight: "Immunity and transmission rate are determined not just by the qualities of the idea itself — how innately viral it is — but how receptive its nodes are. The same idea might be memetic within certain networks, but antimemetic in others."
Implication for assessment:
Perceived Impact:
Example: "How to double your productivity" vs. "The color of my office"
Social Proof Elements:
Example: Idea shared by trusted people in your network
Requires Deep Understanding:
Example: "The Hayekian case for capitalism" (hard to explain, counterintuitive)
Contradicts Existing Beliefs:
Example: Arguing against universally held values in your audience
High Friction to Share:
Example: Dense academic papers vs. viral tweets
No Emotional Hook:
Example: "Here are statistics about something" with no narrative
Count your idea against factors:
High transmission (3+ factors present): Transmission Rate = HIGH Medium transmission (1-2 factors): Transmission Rate = MEDIUM Low transmission (0 factors, or negative factors present): Transmission Rate = LOW
What percentage of your target population is categorically resistant?
Value Conflicts:
Identity Threat:
Cognitive Dissonance:
Institutional Resistance:
In-Group Norms:
Value Alignment:
No Identity Threat:
Low Cognitive Load:
Network Champions:
Flexibility in Group:
High immunity (3+ signals present, value conflicts, identity threats):
Medium immunity (1-2 signals, some friction):
Low immunity (no signals, value aligned, champions visible):
How long do people actively express/think about the idea?
Characteristics:
Examples:
Extending short period is hard - entertainment is inherently fleeting
Characteristics:
Examples:
Extending medium period:
Characteristics:
Examples:
Natural drivers of long symptomatic:
Tactic 1: Make It Consequential
Tactic 2: Tie to Identity
Tactic 3: Create Rituals
Tactic 4: Build Community
Tactic 5: Make It Challenged
Important nuance: "Changing the properties of the idea — such as the format or structure it's presented in — can influence a network's transmission rate and immunity, but these properties are always subjectively defined by what resonates with the network."
Implication: Transmission rate is not just content — it's form + audience fit.
The "drag coefficient" can sometimes be overcome through format innovation. When assessing transmission rate, consider:
Short (days to weeks): Symptomatic Period = SHORT
Medium (weeks to months): Symptomatic Period = MEDIUM
Long (months to years): Symptomatic Period = LONG
Map the three dimensions:
Transmission: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
Immunity: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
Symptomatic: SHORT / MEDIUM / LONG
Profile A: Natural Meme
Profile B: Challenging Antimeme
Profile C: Niche Meme
Profile D: Low-Impact Idea
Profile E: Supermeme-Risk
## Memetic Fitness Assessment
**Idea:** [What are we evaluating?]
**Target Network:** [Who will this spread in?]
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## Transmission Rate
**Score:** [HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW]
**High Transmission Factors Present:**
- [ ] Emotional activation (which emotion?)
- [ ] Lightweight format
- [ ] Aligns with existing beliefs
- [ ] Perceived impact
- [ ] Social proof visible
**Count:** [X/5 factors]
**Explanation:** [Why this transmission rate?]
---
## Network Immunity
**Score:** [HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW]
**Immunity Factors:**
- [ ] Value conflicts
- [ ] Identity threats
- [ ] High cognitive load
- [ ] Institutional resistance
- [ ] In-group norm violation
**Count:** [X/5 factors]
**Explanation:** [Why this immunity level?]
---
## Symptomatic Period
**Score:** [SHORT | MEDIUM | LONG]
**Natural Drivers:**
- [ ] Identity connection
- [ ] Consequential to life
- [ ] Community around it
- [ ] Ritual/repeated touchpoints
- [ ] Challenged/defended
**Count:** [X/5 drivers]
**Explanation:** [Why this period length?]
---
## Fitness Profile
**Pattern:** [Which profile does this match?]
**Strategic Implication:** [What does this profile suggest?]
---
## Recommendations
Based on fitness assessment:
- [Specific advice for this idea]
- [What to enhance or change]
- [Which strategy approach best fits]
See /references/source-summary.md:
Engineer ideas to spread successfully using Heylighen's 4-stage memetic replication model (Assimilation → Retention → Expression → Transmission). Use this skill whenever someone wants to make an idea stick, spread, or survive in an organization or audience — e.g., "my idea isn't landing", "people keep forgetting this", "nobody is sharing it", "how do I get buy-in", "help me pitch this", "why isn't this spreading", "how do I make this go viral internally", "I need this to survive a meeting". Also use for diagnosing why a specific idea is dying (which of the 4 stages is failing) and prescribing targeted fixes. Grounded in Finkelstein's Memetics Compendium (2009).
Intelligent router for the memetics skill network. Uses Heylighen's A→R→E→T diagnostic (Assimilation → Retention → Expression → Transmission) to identify which stage of memetic replication is failing, then routes to the right specialized skill. Use whenever you have a memetics question or want to make an idea spread — especially "my idea isn't landing", "people forget it", "nobody is sharing it", "I want to build a movement", "should I try to spread this?", or any memetics question where you're not sure which skill to start with.
Map the ecosystem of reinforcing ideas around a concept. Identifies which memeplex an idea belongs to, what ideas support or compete with it, and what mimetic desire dynamics drive its carriers. Use when you need to understand the ideological landscape before spreading an idea, or when you want to understand why an idea is thriving or dying. Trigger on: "What's the memeplex around this?", "What ideas compete with mine?", "Why does this idea keep coming back?", "Map the idea ecosystem", "What's reinforcing this narrative?"
Adapt memetics playbooks to specific application domains (personal branding, product launches, social movements, etc.). Takes general memetics strategy and tailors it to domain-specific contexts, metrics, and tactics. [NEEDS SOURCE MATERIAL] Source provides brief examples of three domains but doesn't fully detail the domain-specific playbooks. Each domain needs detailed expansion.
Design and implement tactics to strengthen a network's resistance to unwanted memes and supermeme traps. Standalone defensive skill for teams, organizations, or networks wanting to build critical thinking and memetic resilience. [NEEDS SOURCE MATERIAL] Source describes immunity-building goal but doesn't detail the full implementation methodology, frequency, or specific frameworks to teach.
Classify a raw idea or concept into its memetic type (meme, antimeme, supermeme, or cliche). Use this skill when you have an idea and need to understand its spreading properties, or when you're evaluating whether an idea will naturally transmit or face resistance. Trigger on: "What type of meme is this?", "Will this spread?", "Is this a good idea to promote?", "Classify this idea", "What kind of meme is X?"