Glen -
I absolutely loathe the meme metaphor.
I do agree that it has been overused and overpopularized.
I don't usually agree with Nick's distinction between metaphor and analogy.
8^) But here, I claim the meme isn't *anything* like a gene... or more
clearly, there is no idea/thought construct that is anything like a gene.
Is there an alternate way of thinking/talking about the *apparent*
encoding of human/social/cultural artifacts in language units, including
what appears to be something a lot like "mutation and drift" across this
space?
Or have I already (re)transgressed?
- Steve
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