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Classifies raw ideas into memetic types (meme, antimeme, supermeme, cliche) by analyzing transmissibility, impact, and retention. Useful for evaluating spread potential.
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/memetics-plugin:classify-ideaThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
You are evaluating a raw idea or concept and determining its memetic classification. This is the entry point for most memetics work.
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You are evaluating a raw idea or concept and determining its memetic classification. This is the entry point for most memetics work.
Takes a raw idea, content, or concept and determines which memetic type it is:
Your output classifies the idea and explains the reasoning, so downstream skills can route appropriately.
Accepts:
Produces:
Passes to:
Analyze the idea across three dimensions:
Property A: Transmissibility (How easily does it spread?)
Property B: Impact (How much does it matter if true?)
Property C: Symptomatic Period (How long does it stay in mind?)
Use this matrix:
High Impact Low Impact
High Transmit SUPERMEME MEME
Low Transmit ANTIMEME (rare - neither transmits nor impacts)
Meme (High Transmit, Low Impact):
Antimeme (Low Transmit, High Impact):
Supermeme (High Transmit, High Impact):
Cliche (formerly Meme, now worn-out):
If you classified as supermeme, assess these red flags:
RED FLAG 1: Apocalyptic framing
RED FLAG 2: Vague/unmeasurable goals
RED FLAG 3: Appeals to "save the world"
RED FLAG 4: Demands total prioritization
RED FLAG 5: No clear success metrics
Scoring:
Has this idea been repeated so many times it's lost impact?
Indicators:
Example: "You should follow your passion" was a powerful meme in 1990s. By 2020, it's a cliche - everyone's heard it, nobody feels compelled to share it.
How confident are you in this classification?
High confidence:
Medium confidence:
Low confidence:
Vibes combine the qualities of both memes and antimemes. They can still spread memetically but are innately difficult to define, like an antimeme. — Peter Limberg "Meme to Vibe" essay
Vibes resist classification because defining them precisely destroys their essence. This is actually a feature, not a failure. Flag to users: if an idea resists clean classification into meme/antimeme/supermeme, it may be a "vibe" — which means it has legitimate transmission properties that traditional frameworks miss.
The classification system has a fifth category beyond meme/antimeme/supermeme/cliche: dormant or non-memetic ideas. These are ideas with neither transmission nor impact — ideas that fail on both dimensions.
"We can classify cultural objects as being memetic, antimemetic, supermemetic, or dormant (non-memetic)."
When evaluating ideas, consider adding a note to your classification matrix: if something has neither high transmissibility nor high impact, it may simply be dormant — worth setting aside rather than attempting to spread.
Some of the most consequential memetic behaviors require little effort to process. "Even more consequential memetic behaviors, like marriage or working a salaried office job, don't require much energy to process, because most of us were socialized into these norms."
This reveals an important insight: an idea can be both high-impact AND easily transmissible if it's normalized through socialization. The classification should account for this — normalized ideas spread without requiring active advocacy.
START: User provides raw idea
1. Is this idea currently spreading (even slowly)?
NO → [May be antimeme] Go to Q2
YES → [Likely meme or supermeme] Go to Q3
2. Is this idea trivial/low-impact?
YES → Transmit is LOW, Impact is LOW → [rare, ignore this case]
NO → Transmit is LOW, Impact is HIGH → **ANTIMEME**
Rule: Check for red flags as precaution
Recommend: assess-fitness, identify-champions, design-strategy
3. Does idea have 4-5 supermeme red flags?
YES → **SUPERMEME (probable)**
Rule: High transmit + high impact + apocalyptic properties
Recommend: detect-supermeme, build-immunity
Warning: Are you sure you want to spread this?
NO → Does idea have 2-3 supermeme red flags?
YES → **SUPERMEME (possible)**
Rule: High transmit + high impact + some parasitic properties
Recommend: detect-supermeme (for confirmation)
NO → Does idea feel worn-out/tiresome?
YES → **CLICHE**
Rule: Was transmissible, lost infective power
Recommend: assess-fitness (NO-GO), suggest reframe
NO → **MEME**
Rule: High transmit, low impact, spreads naturally
Recommend: craft-content, execute-calendar (if you want to amplify)
Use this structure for your response:
## Classification: [MEME | ANTIMEME | SUPERMEME | CLICHE]
**Confidence:** [High | Medium | Low]
**Reasoning:**
**Transmissibility:** [High | Low] - [explanation of why spread is easy or hard]
**Impact:** [High | Low] - [explanation of why it matters or doesn't]
**Symptomatic Period:** [Short | Long] - [explanation of how long idea stays in mind]
**Key Properties:**
- [property 1]
- [property 2]
- [property 3]
[If supermeme] **Red Flags Detected:**
- [ ] Apocalyptic framing
- [ ] Vague/unmeasurable goals
- [ ] "Save the world" appeals
- [ ] Total prioritization demands
- [ ] No success metrics
**Score:** [X/5 supermeme red flags]
**Next Steps:**
User should consider: [recommend next skill(s) based on classification]
Mistake 1: Confusing "popular" with "meme"
Mistake 2: Assuming high-impact = supermeme
Mistake 3: Dismissing something as "just a cliche"
Mistake 4: Missing red flags in plausible-sounding ideas
See /references/source-summary.md: