Idea Channel
Are Memes and Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?
Season 2012 Episode 5 | 4m 36s
Internet Culture has revolutionized the way we share ideas. But is it a Singularity?
Here on the internet, we love us some memes. But where do they come from? Yes we know, they are user generated. But to an internet layman, they seem to just appear, in HUGE quantities, ready for cultural consumption. Are they a sign of a "cultural singularity"? It may seem like science fiction, but we're close to a world where culture automatically and magically creates infinitely more culture.
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Idea Channel
Are Memes and Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?
Season 2012 Episode 5 | 4m 36s
Here on the internet, we love us some memes. But where do they come from? Yes we know, they are user generated. But to an internet layman, they seem to just appear, in HUGE quantities, ready for cultural consumption. Are they a sign of a "cultural singularity"? It may seem like science fiction, but we're close to a world where culture automatically and magically creates infinitely more culture.
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