Summary of Richard Brodie's Virus of the Mind

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 A meme is like a Beethoven symphony. It’s a good example of how the word can be used. A library is just a book’s way of making another book. memes have to do with human beings. If you make a bunch of photocopies of a document, that doesn’t give it good memes. But if people start memorizing and reciting them, it’s a good meme. #2 A meme is an information unit that is imitated. It is the basic unit of imitation.