Re: virus: advertising

Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Sat, 9 Aug 97 01:19:56 -0400


>Advertising is memetic technology. That's been repeated here several
>times, but I don't recall anyone noting add memes were not designed to
>reproduce.

I may be somewhat responsible for this, although I said 'Advertising is
the memetic technology of commerce' and was not refuted. No inference of
origin though. (It is a nice catchphrase and I may have encountered it
anywhere.)

However- how can you possibly say memes have not been transmitted when
people actually go out and buy the product? As Stephen has noted, is that
not an obvious clue?

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