Memes, Dreams, and Psychic Themes.
meme /mēm/ (n.) : a unit of imitation within a culture.
The only hope for humanity is also its downfall (and that is): culture.
Memes constitute a progressive evolution of culture — a hive mind — impelled by the dreamlike ambiance of shared adversities.
We can neither escape suffering nor achieve self-sufficiency, so in order to maintain a will to survive, we contrive deeper meaning from the ashes of our own spirit.
Culture itself is a feedback loop of values (good or bad) which turns the wheels of history.
Perhaps the worst thing about culture is that we depend upon it.
We can’t identify as individuals without collectivity; thusly, we can’t have fantasy without reality, gain without loss, imagination without observation, solutions without problems, self-awareness without awareness of others….
We can’t have a future without knowledge of the past.
“The [culture] that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces people who know nothing but the present, who are not aware that life had been, and could be, different from what it is.” — Introduction to Aristotle’s Politics
Memes come from dreams, dreams are stories, and stories arise from memories of life.
The way we choose to live amongst each other feels real, but our social fabric is nothing but an illusion held together by imagination.
I don’t suppose memes come from actual “middle-of-the-night” dreams, but from dreamlike inspiration.
Memes are prophecies too vivid to be illusive: palpable declarations of our sense of togetherness (as a species).
In order to make sense of all the parts that make up the universe — let alone human culture — we mustn't ignore any sort of phenomena.
Differences in belief make up our identity — our sense of self — in a growing society.
Our ideas have a real place in the world, but also shape it; so, every thought has a consequence, no matter how small or insignificant.
We think very differently from one another, so we have different standards.
Our social standards are an amalgamation of self-organizing principles, ones which can’t be forsaken lightly:
If we ignore morality, we become evil.
If we ignore aesthetic, we become ugly.
If we ignore our own adversities, we become weak.
If we ignore each other, we become nothing.
Therefore, it’s the duty of every person to understand and adhere to the laws of our collective will: the way to do this is through memes.
