Cultural evolution mirrors biological evolution from "summary" of The Evolution of Everything by Matt Ridley
The idea that cultural evolution mirrors biological evolution is a powerful one. Just as genes are subject to variation, selection, and retention, so too are ideas, customs, and technologies. Cultural evolution is a process of trial and error, with successful ideas spreading and persisting while unsuccessful ones fade away. In this way, cultural evolution is fundamentally Darwinian in nature. Just as biological evolution has led to the incredible diversity of life on Earth, cultural evolution has given rise to the vast array of human cultures, languages, and societies. And just as biological evolution is driven by competition for resources and reproductive success, so too is cultural evolution driven by competition for sur...
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