For a better understanding of this movie, search for this video on Youtube: Dan Dennett: Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes.
Memes are like concepts that travel from one brain to another. They are viral, like a song you can't get out of your head, or if you say "don't think of elephants" you immediately cannot help but think of one. A word is a meme that can be spoken.
Humans are meant to survive, yet memes are so powerful they can cause us to threaten our own survival. Here are some memes people are willing to die for: Country, family, democracy, capitalism, socialism, Jesus, allah, individual rights, Jim Jones, love, etc.
Memes "infect" our minds, and the fittest memes survive. We used to have thousands of religions, now we are down to perhaps 6 major ones. Most songs only last a short while on the radio and are never heard again. Others survive and outlast the others "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley, that any of you could sing right now, yet it was written more than 50 years ago. Understanding what memes are makes this movie even more scary and intriguing.
Rock that video mentioned above.
Memes are like concepts that travel from one brain to another. They are viral, like a song you can't get out of your head, or if you say "don't think of elephants" you immediately cannot help but think of one. A word is a meme that can be spoken.
Humans are meant to survive, yet memes are so powerful they can cause us to threaten our own survival. Here are some memes people are willing to die for: Country, family, democracy, capitalism, socialism, Jesus, allah, individual rights, Jim Jones, love, etc.
Memes "infect" our minds, and the fittest memes survive. We used to have thousands of religions, now we are down to perhaps 6 major ones. Most songs only last a short while on the radio and are never heard again. Others survive and outlast the others "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley, that any of you could sing right now, yet it was written more than 50 years ago. Understanding what memes are makes this movie even more scary and intriguing.
Rock that video mentioned above.
