RE: new line: what's the point?

From: Lloyd Robertson (hawkeye@rongenet.sk.ca)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2000 - 18:01:19 GMT

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From: Lloyd Robertson <hawkeye@rongenet.sk.ca>
Subject: RE: new line: what's the point?
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    Note: "unconscious choice" is an oxymoron.

    (nothing new below)

    At 08:05 AM 05/03/00 -0800, Richard Brodie wrote:
    >Joe wrote:
    >
    >>Most memes,
    >>and especially successfully selected ones, are transmitted and
    >>attended to by choice, because to choose to transmit and/or
    >>receive them is believed to hold some positive value for the
    >>transmitter/receiver, or to choose to forbear from such memetic
    >>transmission/reception is believed to hold some negative value for
    >>the transmitter/receiver, or both.
    >
    >I assume you are not necessarily ruling out "unconscious choice" when you
    >make this statement. In my judgment the vast majority of memes are selected
    >unconsciously. For instance, repetition of broadcast information (such as
    >advertising slogans and TV serials) tends to be retained and sometimes
    >passed on. If only we all chose the memes we transmitted consciously! (see
    >http://www.memecentral.com/level3.htm for an unscientific mythology around
    >this)
    >
    >Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com www.memecentral.com/rbrodie.htm
    >
    >
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