I’ve been thinking about the MIT notes, and last few days reading about memes. Personally feeling like a bit of a party pooper. The meme idea has begun to have a few whiffs of fanaticism about it. Maybe fanaticism is unkind – over-enthusiasm.
The “Copernican revolution” – that we exist to help memes/culture evolve rather than the other way around – is provocative, and certainly stops and makes you think. I like the metaphor – it’s catchy – and I like the idea of trying to use the evolutionary models for cultural progress. But it’s all so vague.
Harrumph.