Memetic. Issue 1
(2014)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : BOOM!, 2014
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781681592152 (electronic bk.) MWT12245110, 1681592150 (electronic bk.) 12245110
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A meme is an idea that starts with an individual, and then spreads throughout multiple persons and potentially entire societies. Richard Dawkins suggests a meme's success comes from its effectiveness to the host. But history shows that destructive memes can spread just as rapidly through society. MEMETIC shows the progression of a weaponized meme that leads to the utter annihilation of the human race within 72 hours. The root of this apocalypse is a single image on the internet, a "meme" in the popular sense. A meme that changes everything
Rated E
Mode of access: World Wide Web