Is Gerard's Memetic Theory Worth Engagement?

Gerard's ideas do not work on us by aly making us stop being memetic an social creatures. In the same environment, i would say i am just as susceptible to memetic forces as i was before. But his theory does have practical personal benefits. When i am already deeply envious or deeply prideful, the battle's already lost. There's nothing that understanding gerard and mimetic theory, rationally, can do for me. Memetic theory does not give us the power to resist damaging instances of memesus in the moment, but it does give us the foresight to avoid them altogether. So do you think gerard is worthy of engagement because of how therapeutic he