An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it.

Antimemes are real. Think of any piece of information which you wouldn't share with anybody, like passwords, taboos and dirty secrets. Or any piece of information which would be difficult to share even if you tried: complex equations, very boring passages of text, large blocks of random numbers, and dreams…

But anomalous antimemes are another matter entirely. How do you contain something you can't record or remember? How do you fight a war against an enemy with effortless, perfect camouflage, when you can never even know that you're at war?

Welcome to the Antimemetics Division.

No, this is not your first day.

Critical background reading

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

This story is complete.

Interlude

Read this before Five Five Five Five Five.

Five Five Five Five Five by qntm

This story is a direct sequel to There Is No Antimemetics Division. This story is complete.

What the Dead Know by sirpudding

This is a side story mostly taking place during and after There Is No Antimemetics Division.

For your reference

Precursor work

These articles aren't specifically part of the main Antimemetics Division storyline above, but they influenced its development in various ways.

Further reading

Marion Wheeler has appeared or been mentioned in various SCP Foundation wiki articles outside of this Hub. Here are a select few:

And there's a wealth of antimemetic SCPs and Tales. Here are some great places to start: