Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id JAA06132 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 23 May 2000 09:06:21 +0100 From: Robin Faichney <robin@faichney.demon.co.uk> Organization: Reborn Technology To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: What is "useful"; what is "survival" Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 07:58:26 +0100 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.21] Content-Type: text/plain References: <3929A97D.B10F573@mediaone.net> Message-Id: <00052308020900.00622@faichney> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, 22 May 2000, chuck wrote:
>In short, the industrial revolution did not happen because people were suddenly
>infected with some virus as some memists might claim. It was a necessary
>response to a changing ecology. The competitive game is a constant in across all
>human societies - that's how change is ultimately accomplished. But it's not the
>competition itself, but the ecology that drives it.
>
>Unfortunately to give this a reality, it is necessary to have a good grasp of a
>lot of historical data pertaining to economics, politics, psychology, population
>studies, and history. There are simply no easy shortcuts on this one. But the
>principle is still ecological, not simply a game of cultural catchup -- even
>though people may conceptualize it that way in their daily lives.
This seems wildly implausible to me, and I'm afraid I'm not willing to accept it
on your say-so, even though you might be much better read in the relevant areas.
I take is, as you're not giving any references, this is all your own work?
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