Do the stories replicate, making many copies? That is, is the story told by many people at the same time, like the flu, or one at a time, like passing a baton?      And if one meme meets another in someone’s mind, do they sniff each other like dogs, deciding enemy or friend?      And what is each meme trying to get us to do?      Is there an ‘inoculation’ meme that can save us from the others? A prevention, possibly a cure?      And who starts them ... what’s that pounding on … [Read more...]