User blog:Admiral Phoenix/Memetic Warfare

A memetic hazard is defined as information with three main attributes. The first attribute is that it spreads from person to person, whether through personal contact or some form of recording. The second attribute is that this information causes some form of distress, whether as benign as mental stress to the individual or as dangerous as societal dysfunction. The third attribute is that it must cause preoccupation–that is to say, it maintains sufficient presence in the host’s mind that either a significant portion of his attention remains focused on it, or it plays a significant part in his decision-making process.

I was thinking this could be a pretty cool weapon to use in RP. Imagine. One ad, one popup, programmed to erase itself from memory upon viewing..... Could destroy a whole society. Gives me a few ideas, I gotta say. What do you guys think? New weapon, new tech after mind wiping.....