Why I dislike memes

Rob has heard me say "Fuck you and your memes" many a time. I was never very good at putting into words why I didn't like memes (or rather, the concept of memes). Partially it was because it just seemed like a pretentious way of saying "idea". Partially it was because it reminded me of social Darwinism - how a scientific concept was co-opted for social engineering purposes. Anyway, this guy has a great esssay on the problem with memes.
Classified under: memes, science