Memes reproduce much like viruses, through infection and replication
They try not to kill their hosts, at least, before spreading across the nation
They compete with one another for hosts, until their mass gets critical
In an arms race where the territory is mental, not physical
Genes, to cells, to bodies, with brains
From mind to minds, through thoughts and ideas
Their strength at a high level, is being malleable
And their roots often lie… in our deepest fears
Folklore, urban legends, biblical injunctions
Secular prophecies, and scientific revolutions
Architecture, iconography, tastes in food, kinks of passion
Art, songs, stories, mass media campaigns, and trends in fashion
So… I now assume most ‘things’ are memes, but here’s an odd disclaimer
The gene is a well-established product, of biological phenomena
So the meme is a unit of social evolution, and once it’s been created
Like the gene, is forced to evolve, till it’s significantly mutated
For example, like the jingle bells song, alternate versions exist, where
A word or two, or even a full line, is different here or there
Still, the structure of the song doesn’t vary significantly
So mistranslation doesn’t change the meaning of the story
Memetics in language can be quite ambiguous, so it seems to me
Anyone can mess about, and change the words Willy, or Billy, Nilly
But memes in mathematics, are required to be specific. Else’ the cost?
If even one number or symbol is mistranslated, all of the essence is lost