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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
Perhaps I should clarify too. Memetics is implied to be creepy mind control not because of its effectiveness, but rather because it takes all the creepiness in social influence and lays it bare.
Also, 'mind-controlling toxic gases' is both a loaded term and, if I understand what you mean correctly, just one of the possibilities.
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I suspect they're creepy for similar reasons, they expose the belief that there exists a "you" that feels your emotions and makes your decisions for the delusion that it is. Anything that challenges free will tends to make lots of people unhappy, just look at the philosophical contortions it motivates.
It actually might not be totally dissimilar to the issues around the being made of meat (and hence just another animal) one.