Architectural memes
Ich bin über einen ganz guten Artikel gestolpert. Leider läßt sich nicht sagen von wann er ist: Architectural memes in a universe of information.
Human culture consists of created objects as information, which form an integral part of what we are -- i.e., an essential extension of our biological bodies into our environment. This sensory, informational extension and mechanism for interaction defines a universe of information.
In dem Artikel geht es um das Bilden abstrakter Konzepte und deren Verknüpfungen untereinander bis hin zur Ausbildung sogenannter Meme.
Even if we cannot speak of intention in memes, we have to consider them as acting for their own benefit. A meme's advantage lies in having more efficient techniques of propagation. Something that is advantageous for a meme is frequently disadvantageous for human beings.
Eine ganz interessante Feiertagslektüre.
