Is this a meme book?

it doesn't matter

>>7834885
yes

>>7834885

Yes and no. Yes: most of us are familiar with it from the Radio Lab story, and apparently it was a minor design meme on pop stars' clothing.

No: part of what an effective meme has to do, is to spread WIDELY, and eventually become misunderstood and quoted ad nauseum by annoying teenagers. This is what both internet memes and various famous historical documents have in common. In both cases, their real historical origins and meanings are partially lost in favor of banal repetition so basic bitches can look smart at the Starbucks, or wherever it is that they go now. A meme worthy of the name has to go viral at some point, as we well know.

I have actually looked for this book on multiple occasions in RL bookstores of various types, that had a decent chance of actually having the thing. I've never seen it in stock in any bookstore. Moreover, the above pop-star popularization failed to even register with the public. People who browse /lit/ are part of a small group of people (including a few academics and basic-bitch NPR coffeshoppers, I guess, significant overlap among these) who are even aware that the book exists. We ourselves haven't even turned it into a funposting exercise a la Stirner. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has actually even read it - I haven't.

If this book is a meme, it's not far above Milhouse.