From: "Aaron Agassi" <agassi@erols.com>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: The information theoretic view Was: JOM
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 15:36:52 -0400
In-Reply-To: <27vv5aAR6R03EwQ9@faichney.demon.co.uk>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
> Of Robin Faichney
> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 9:29 AM
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: The information theoretic view Was: JOM
>
>
> In message <000001bef6cf$07dc64e0$fdb606d1@sbosmr.ma.cable.rcn.com>,
> Aaron Agassi <agassi@erols.com> writes
> >> >>
> >> >> Is there any reason to believe that any of these are "consciously
> >> >> memetic"?
> >> >
> >> >You mean, that advertising companies do it on purpose?
> >>
> >> Do what on purpose?
> >
> >What they do. That is memetic.
> >
> But the question concerned whether it is consciously memetic. Are we
> just going around in circles here?
I was ironic. I expressed incredulity that anyone needs to ask if
advertisers know what they are doing, and on purpose (consciously). I leave
it to you if it is memetic.
> --
> Robin Faichney
> Get Your FREE Information at
> http://www.conscious-machine.com
>
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