Re: Defection Rates and Classes (was Parody of Science)

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 04:53:30 -0700

From: "Tim Rhodes" <proftim@speakeasy.org>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Defection Rates and Classes (was Parody of Science)
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 04:53:30 -0700

Derek wrote:

>Anyway, the upshot of running my Perl script is that the relative size of
>the professional classes stays the same,

This is a function of your equations. You made the rate the same by
applying the old rate to the new generation. Think about that part again.

Good night! (Really, this time!)

-Tim

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