A meme is a unit of cultural practices, symbols or ideas
Such elements transmit from mind to mind, through speech, rituals and gestures
Memes act as cultural analogues, to genes in many measures
In that they feel just great, when they self-replicate, and respond to selective pressures
Dawkins coined the word ‘meme’ in his book The Selfish Gene, to describe how one might extend
The evolutionary principles Darwin laid down, for us to tinker with, and to mend
To explain the spread of cultural phenomena, and the mechanisms beneath
Such as jokes, stories, melodies, traditions, theories and beliefs
Now theorists contend, that memes evolve and expand, by way of natural selection
In a manner very similar to that which we see, in biological evolution
Through the processes of variation, mutation and competition
Along with inheritance to influence, its reproductive pole position
Memes spread through the behaviours, that they generate in their hosts
Those that propagate less well may become extinct, just like a ghost
While others may survive and spread and, for better or for worse, mutate
That’s why his books are protected by copyright, just to compensate
They say that memes which replicate most effectively, spread best
And some memes reproduce more, when they put their host to the test
Like genes, your memes don’t care for your welfare, and could kill you in the end
For, we are all just fuel, in a big meme pool, so send this to a friend
We are all fuel, in a big meme pool, so send this to a friend
We are all fuel, in a big meme pool, so send this to a friend
“Like genes, your memes don’t care for your welfare, and could kill you in the end
We are all fuel, in a big meme pool, so send this to a friend”
Is this some kind of joke? You say, a story in a book
Will fight to dominate its surroundings, and then try
Its damnedest to survive, using trickery and luck
So a strong one like the bible, can evolve, and never die