Re: Words and memes: criteria for acceptance of new belief or meme

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 05:45:53 GMT

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    On Tuesday, February 19, 2002, at 11:29 , Francesca S. Alcorn wrote:

    > Aren't monocultures dangerous?

    Not to a shaman, they're not. In fact, the shaman depends upon a
    monoculture for his very survival, as well as having a constant parade
    of marks for his con.

    So, no, in many ways, they're not dangerous. They fit rather well into
    mono-environments.

    So, we'll see, if a mono-environment is what we're heading into.

    > Yeah, that's what the missionaries said too. :)

    Not all missionaries are mistaken, then, it seems.

    Imagine that.

    - Wade

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