Script:
Robin: Are you saying you want us to fight Islam?
Jesus: I'm saying that when the time comes... You won't have to.
Robin: Ever since we found Jesus, I don't feel so lost. But I think I still should.
Batman: Where are we going?
Jesus: Memes are the informational equivalent of genes. The rules of genes apply to memes.
Jesus: If you want to manipulate memes, you can learn a lot from the people who manipulate genes.
[GUNSHOT POCKED SIGN: Now Entering Monsanto Country]
Jesus: But it won't be easy getting in...
Author's Notes
The Abbey Road album cover
is already viral enough to be a meme on its own. In this episode
I got to revisit what a meme is.
To count, a meme really should
mutate and have several competing variations. That hasn't happened
much in previous episodes
because it's not really necessary for the story, but this
time it helps highlight the upshot: Monsanto. Since they modify
genes it made sense to have the characters driving past modified
memes.
All the backgrounds came from
just one page on knowyourmeme.com. I picked my favorites. Check them out, link your favorites in the comments.
