"Meme is an independent term. According to the conventional explanation, it can be understood as an information virus that constantly spreads and mutates, similar to the MD5 code of a transcoder or the DNA fragment of a ribosome. Therefore, the spread of memes is the spread of information.
"For example, a human sees a joke and tells this joke to others. This process is the spread of the meme. When the person who listens to the joke also starts to tell others, this is the spread of the meme.
"Humans are born with a 'self-reward mechanism' that estimates their own spread of information. Simply put, spreading information will make humans feel happy.
"In order to make themselves happier, humans will spread things that have nothing to do with them for free or even for money, such as..."
"Idol-Chasing."
Little X's voice slowly came out of the speaker. Because of the research results of the Gantz dimension, combined with the knowledge of the real world, Little X had almost summed up the operating mechanism of mysterious phenomena.
At this time, she kept telling Chen Chen, hoping that Chen Chen would have more choices in the face of mysterious phenomena.
"Of course, the human 'self-reward mechanism' is definitely not a product of the Internet era. From the gossip among neighbors, to the contention of the hundred schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, to the exchange of farming and weapon-making methods among the major clans during the ancient Yan and Huang Dynasties, and then to the popularization of the methods of preserving fire and making tools by our ancestors in ancient times... This self-reward mechanism is deeply engraved in human genes. This kind of thing has already existed since humans were still apes.
"Memes are a kind of virus. They are extremely easy to spread and mutate, but they are not easy to control. The slightest carelessness can cause serious consequences.
"In ancient times, human information was blocked. Even memes were difficult to develop. However, in the era of the wantonly development of Internet platforms, it is very easy for memes to spread.
"In this era where the Internet is connected to the entire world, memes can last longer and spread more widely. In addition, memes are as easy to mutate as viruses. I wouldn't be surprised if Basilisk patterns appear in real life in the future."
Little X said, "Because the concept of memes includes too many things. It can be a sentence, a paragraph of text, a thought, even just a color. Memes are information."
After listening to Little X's summary, Chen Chen said thoughtfully, "In other words, the Basilisk pattern, strictly speaking, is a phenomenon of memetic mutation. Because of the mutation, it becomes a form of information that can kill?"
"Your conclusion is correct, but not entirely correct."
Little X explained, "Pure information won't kill on a physical level. Information that can kill on a physical level should have a set of operating mechanisms that we haven't discovered yet. If we can find this mechanism, we can even create memes that meet our requirements."
"You mean memetic technology?"
Hearing this, Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat. If memes could be used as technological weapons, then even nuclear weapons would have to take a backseat. It would be a piece of cake to wipe out a civilization in minutes. Even aliens who far surpassed human technology would not be able to withstand it.
Unless those aliens also had memetic technology.
Still, after thinking about it, Chen Chen shook his head. He was being too whimsical. If memetic technology was a necessary technology for the progress of civilization, then it made no sense that humans had this technology but aliens did not.
Now, the reason why humans had not mastered memetic technology was purely because there was no information in reality that could affect the physical level.
However, thinking of this, Chen Chen frowned. "That's not right. If there are no memes in ancient times that can affect reality, why are there so many ghost stories? Why are those things produced by memetic effects so similar to the 'ghosts' that humans have in mind? "
"No, you should think that it's because of the existence of all kinds of ghost stories that affect the memetic effect."
Little X explained, "You can think of this as the mutual influence of information, just like the war between humans and viruses. Humans constantly produce antibodies to adapt to the virus, but isn't the same the same for viruses? The original intention of the virus is not to kill humans. They're only doing it for reproduction and survival. After all, violent viruses can't spread. Only mild viruses can parasitize the human body, gradually merging with humans and evolving together.
"It's the same for memetic effects. Perhaps it's because of the ancient ghost stories that the memes are transformed into the image in human ghost stories. Of course, this is only a small part. In fact, most memetic effects aren't like this. For example, memetic effects such as' Ghost Outside the Window 'don't transform into the image of the legendary ghost.
"After you come out of the isolation room, we can experiment on the most basic memes, that is, those Basilisk patterns."
Little X comforted him. "I believe that the secret of memes can be unraveled in our hands."
"Wait!"
However, at this moment, on the side, Yoru Kamidera could not help but be startled. He quickly interrupted. "Your Excellency Chen Chen, you said before that memetic effects don't exist in this parallel world. In that case, if you study these things in reality, aren't you afraid that your world will follow in the footsteps of that world?"
"There's no need to worry about this."
Little X explained, "I've already said before that memetic effects can be said to be a necessary part of the development of science and technology. Even if we don't study it, with the progress of science, it will be discovered in the future sooner or later. What's more, although memes are variable, like viruses, this kind of mutation doesn't mutate out of thin air. Instead, as the number of people infected and the number of times it spreads, it will continue to mutate.
"In other words, in your previous world, because memes went out of control on the Internet, it led to the emergence of various types of memes. Therefore, as long as we can control the range of transmission, we can control the memes."
"But there's also the possibility of failure, right?"
Yoru Kamidera seemed to be extremely afraid of this kind of thing. At this time, when he saw that Chen Chen and the others still wanted to study it, he was suddenly afraid. "If it fails, won't this world be destroyed?"
"This is inevitable."
Little X explained helplessly, "Nuclear energy can also destroy human civilization, but why do countries still study nuclear energy? Antimatter is more dangerous than nuclear energy, so why does the world still vigorously study antimatter? It's because not only can they destroy the world, but they can also change the world. They can make human beings more advanced. The same goes for memes. It's not only a weapon, but if it can be used, it can also be used to change human life, just like the Gnatz server. "
"X is right."
Chen Chen nodded. "The development of human technology has never been smooth. Some things don't disappear just because you don't see them. Yoru-kun, you have to change your mindset. You're the first person I brought back from a different world. Do you know why I chose you?"
"It's because I have a lot of experience with memes..."
Yoru Kamidera was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly lowered his head and made a gesture of submission. "I understand, please forgive my words just now. Sir Chen Chen, please rest assured that I will do my best to help you complete your great cause!"
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