RE: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener

From: Richard Brodie (richard@brodietech.com)
Date: Mon May 08 2000 - 20:55:30 BST

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Subject: RE: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener
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    Chuck wrote:

    <<What remains to be explained, then, is why the
    experiment works with some people. I have two hunches: 1) some people just
    like to
    fool around with words more and easily get over the initial awkwardness of
    using a
    new word; 2) a tight little subculture committed to experiment and proving
    certain
    points they favor. What do you think, Tyger?>>

    I think you're on your way to realizing that "being useful" is not the
    primary criterion for memetic fitness. ;-)

    Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
    http://www.memecentral.com/rbrodie.htm

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