Wow. Nice presentation and great clear language! This is a really intriguing analysis of meme-thory. The first time I heard about memes was (nerdily enough) in MGS2, but I didn't fully understand the idea. I thought it was more about memories (metaphysically and illogically) being passed on and didn't catch the social context. That was a beautifully articulated lesson on memes and I feel like I learned more there than in my Pre-Calc course this morning.

Your argument is that memes cannot truly evolve (towards greater complexity) because the complexity is contingent on biological capacity rather than sociological (i.e. internet vs. letters/newspaper)? What would you define that sort of evolution as? "Progress" ( )?

Il papa caca nei legno?