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In the same way that viruses can randomly embed themselves into human DNA, memes can randomly embed themselves into our social DNA. This is a prime example.
by kibwen 2y ago
In the same way that viruses can randomly embed themselves into human DNA, memes can randomly embed themselves into our social DNA. This is a prime example.
- adventured 2y agoDoesn't work because memes don't have their own locomotion. Meme distribution and embed is not random, they're consciously promoted at some point by someone.
- hackernewds 2y agoThe initial definition of a meme by Richard Dawkins (believe it or not) says precisely this. > "conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation".