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-Charles Stross, "Rule 34"
I'm guessing that's not referring to rule 34 of the internet.
Why maybe? Evolution is clearly an optimization process, which optimizes for something along the lines of survival in the wild.
You are mistaken, it is referring to the rule 34 of the Internet.
The title of the book refers to the internet rule, but I don't think the quote does.
It is. One of the major plot points is strange or dangerous memes spreading through the internet.
Actually, it does refer to rule 34 of the internet. The novel involves a character who works for a police squad tasked with investigating nasty porn related stuff appearing on the internet. Stross writes some darkly funny shit.
Consciousness could be a side effect in some way, although I'd rate that as quite unlikely.