Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA04948 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:42:27 GMT Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:18:33 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Labels for memes Message-ID: <20010210141833.A3020@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20010209140700.AAA20696@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <20010209140700.AAA20696@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]>; from wade_smith@harvard.edu on Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 09:08:01AM -0500 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 09:08:01AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> On 02/09/01 04:11, Robin Faichney said this-
>
> >The main example of
> >that is print. Exactly how the final print is achieved is more-or-less
> >irrelevant.
>
> I'm sure a legion of graphic designers and publishing technicians would
> hesitate to agree with this. Not that there is anything basically wrong
> with saying the final print product is irrelevant to the information
> contained therein, but, it's a woefully incomplete statement.
It's not meant to be complete! You're ignoring the context. I was
contrasting textual communication with the sort of unintentional encoding
of memes we see wherever it is evident how something was made. In the
latter case, the means of production _is_ the message. In the case
of print, it is _relatively_ irrelevant, and, indeed, if too evident,
will detract from the intended communication.
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