“The dominant ideologies are not necessarily those with the best ideas—they are those with the best survival strategies.”
I’d add that it’s: idologies that survive and reproduce.
In your framework, spreading=reproducing.
Self-sealing and retention=surviving.
If an idea is open to revision or people changing their minds, it will likely “die” quickly. It needs to spread and then have self-protection mechanisms so the ideology doesn’t die when exposed to contradictory ideas.
“The dominant ideologies are not necessarily those with the best ideas—they are those with the best survival strategies.”
I’d add that it’s: idologies that survive and reproduce.
In your framework, spreading=reproducing.
Self-sealing and retention=surviving.
If an idea is open to revision or people changing their minds, it will likely “die” quickly. It needs to spread and then have self-protection mechanisms so the ideology doesn’t die when exposed to contradictory ideas.