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Psychology of Virality

Psychology of Virality

Jun 12, 20261 min read

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paper · tradition: network-epistemology

Empirical and theoretical work on what makes content go viral. Identity, emotion, in-group signaling.

The book’s stance. candidate evidentiary source for Chapters 5b and 7.

Local copy. sources/psychology-of-virality.pdf

Where this is cited in the book

  • Ch 7 — Emotional Memetics As The Floor
  • Ch 10 — Political Economy of Attention

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  • Algorithm as selection engine
  • Bridge zone
  • Echo chambers vs. bubbles (Nguyen)
  • Epistemic vigilance (mental immune systems)
  • Manipulation surface
  • Meme ecosystem competition
  • Memetic fitness
  • Paradox of virality
  • Superspreader dynamics
  • Chapter 7: Emotional Memetics As The Floor
  • Manufactured injection
  • Medium shapes want
  • Selection
  • Chapter 10: Political Economy of Attention
  • Part IV: integration or fragmentation?

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