At 12:34 PM 8/12/99 -0800, Robert whimsicated:
>where "memes" become the nutrients. Pity poor Damien or Gina who have
>to sit around waiting for people to come up with new information so they
>can organize and redistribute it.
Aw, I'm crushed.
But wait...
Greg Benford calls us meme-eaters `datavores', and argues that we're a higher form of critter. What a relief!
And if that isn't convincing (I suspect it's not), I'll have to console myself with those 14 novels and short story collections sitting on the shelf or in the pipeline...
Damien Broderick