Vicki Rosenzweig wrote:
>
> A meme which has reached its maximum
> development is incapable of further propagation. While it seems that a
> total monopoly on meme supporting resources is a memetic victory, the
> cessation of replicative activity is also memetic death. hmmmm....
>
> The interesting question which seems to arise from this line of thinking
> is, "Has any meme ever reached its maximum developement?" At first blush,
> I would say no. It seems that as long as there is additional matter to be
> refashioned into meme supporting architecture, a meme (meme-complex) can
> always continue to propagate by directing its hosts to reshape available
> material to form new meme-sustaining enivironments.
-- John Porter jporter@btg.com