Originally, meme was defined as the counterpart of the gene. From Wikipedia: "In the popular science book The Selfish Gene, published in 1976, the English term meme was coined by Richard Dawkins to describe the dissemination of cultural information, but in the course of the digital revolution it was used to describe a specific type of internet phenomenon.” Thus, today a meme is a photo of Kim Kardesian’s fat ar$e with a stupid text, not a philosophical concept. This inflation of an important idea is symptomatic for the degeneration of humanity.
Memes were first described in an obscure book that no one read except internet atheists to impress their virtual waifus.
Did you read it? Sorry I asked, it is an important philosophical treatise using the know how collected since Darwin. To call it obscure is like calling the bible, Jean-Paul Sartre or Shakespeare of no importance… but in this day and age, nothing surprises me.
Treatise. A treaty is a formal, binding agreement between states. I usually don’t comment on mistakes but if you want to be a pedantic ass about using words “correctly”, well, better not make mistakes like that.
I said obscure, not important.
Do you really believe that if you asked 1000 random people, just as many people who are familiar with the Bible, or Shakespeare would be familiar with The Selfish Gene?
It may be that important to YOU, which is fine, but to claim that it has the historical significance of the Bible, and to shut down any potential discussion with “Nah, you’re wrong and people are stupid.” Comes across as more arrogant and ignorant than scholarly.