/lit/ - Literature

Is it easier to learn to just read a language, as opposed to read, write, and converse in it? How much easier would it be?

I'd be nice to be able to read works from other cultures without resorting to translation

Dead serious here, /lit/: is there any literature, non-fiction, or public intellectual that you know of that discusses memes?

Aside from being fun to shitpost with, memes as a topic are really interesting to me. I was watching the PBS Idea video that discussed what makes memes funny and what causes them to become cringeworthy if used sincerely over time. Here's the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hitClSdp4Jg

While stylistically he's a bit plebcore, his ideas seem to be pretty decent. Where could I learn more about what causes memes to spread, what keeps them funny, what certain memes say about our culture, etc.

Is love a spook? Or a perfect union of egos?