Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA19923 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 10 May 2000 12:42:48 +0100 Message-ID: <39190527.3CB1961E@mediaone.net> Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 07:43:51 +0100 From: Chuck Palson <cpalson@mediaone.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener References: <200005100750.IAA00646@faichney.demon.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Robin Faichney wrote:
> Chuck wrote:
> >Robin Faichney wrote:
> >>
> >> Is "propagandistic value" the same as, or different from, "usefulness"?
> >>
> >The best person to ask that is your local politician. Far be it for me to be so
> >pretentious as to know the answer.
>
> Propaganda is obviously of use to the propagandist, but surely your
> model says that a meme won't be picked up unless it is of use to the
> recipient -- in which case, what is propaganda?
>
Pursuading people to do certain things by offering them the minimal use value
possible.
>
> --
> Robin Faichney
>
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