The "meme" mentioned by Dawkins can take the form of a single sentence in a book, a melody in a song, an atmosphere in a painting, or a scene in a film. "Turning to a quiet place, going home, no rain and no brightness", the poem by Su Dongpo can endure for thousands of years, not because of genetic inheritance, but because it is passed down through imitation and dissemination by humans.
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The "meme" mentioned by Dawkins can take the form of a single sentence in a book, a melody in a song, an atmosphere in a painting, or a scene in a film. "Turning to a quiet place, going home, no rain and no brightness", the poem by Su Dongpo can endure for thousands of years, not because of genetic inheritance, but because it is passed down through imitation and dissemination by humans.