> "ZerkonX" X.net> wrote in messagenews:pan.2008.05.13.12.03.36@X.net...

>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 00:54:15 -0700, chazwin wrote:

>

>>> One has to ask meme theory: so what?

>

>> The only answer to this I see is one of different prospective. Taken
>> literally this does rank right down there with the viewpoint of "human as
>> brain, brain as computer".

>

>> The tendency seems to be to fit all of everything into the excitement of
>> the day. Here it is genetics. Soon, I suspect, nano-speak will make an
>> appearance. If there is a real answer to "so what", I think it is here.

>
> indeed. both pretty meaningless replies.
>
> we're like droplets of meme pooling together to form ponds of story:
>
> coffee is good.
> mowing the lawn.
> driving a car to work.
> putting on some pants.
> combing your hair.
> operating a jet fighter.
> sitting on a toilet.
> planting a sacred tree.
> reading a book.
>
> plenty of cultural meme meaning there; open to the infection.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlLWFa1b1Bc