One could frame the entire computing industry as a distributed genetic algorithm, executed by the real computers in order to understand themselves and the environment around them. One could further posit that we don't really have a good handle on the right fitness function yet.

(I realize this sounds like a low-effort joke, but think about it for a second.)

Well, computing today seems like primordial soup flowing through the pipes set up by Moloch[0] - we keep doing random shit, somewhat directed by economic incentives.

[0] - http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/