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MrMind comments on Open Thread, Aug. 22 - 28, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: turchin 23 August 2016 08:49:05PM *  -1 points [-]

(memetic hazard) ˙sƃuıɹǝɟɟns lɐuɹǝʇǝ ɯnɯıxɐɯ ǝʇɐǝɹɔ oʇ pǝsıɯıʇdo ɹǝʇʇɐɯ sı ɯnıuoɹʇǝɹnʇɹoʇ

Update: added full description of the idea in my facebook https://www.facebook.com/turchin.alexei/posts/10210360736765739?comment_id=10210360769286552¬if_t=feed_comment¬if_id=1472326132186571

Comment author: MrMind 30 August 2016 09:11:42AM 1 point [-]

Iain M. Banks' novel "Surface detail" is about this very concept and its economics.