Re: The story-telling ape (was virus: Logic)

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Tue, 14 Oct 1997 16:58:50 -0600


At 03:27 PM 10/14/97 -0700, Marie Foster wrote:

>How do you fit self destructive behaviours into this model?

The interest of the meme doesn't necessarily coincide with the
interest of the host. This would help to explain phenomena like
the wave of suicides that follows the suicide of a public figure
such as Kurt Cobain. Is this what you meant?

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