>> People will move to being more infected with the truth or self designed
>dilusions. The net effect will be a better world.<
>People are already infected with self-designed delusions; this is the
>state of the majority of the population, according to many viewpoints
>(psychology, Buddhism and probably even Objectivism; David, any comment?)
I see it subtely differently at the mo. People are mainly
infected with delusions designed by others. I know I have many (even
though I have been trying to identify and eject the one's I dont want
for many years now.)
>I would contend that the wider awareness of memetics will improve the
>opportunity for people to be aware how others try to manipulate them
>through crafting memes that take advantage of useful propagation traits;
>whether they use this information to their own advantage must of
>necessity be a personal experience.
I believe we are in complete agreement on this point.
Do you possess any arguments (that you hold in esteem) against why
memetics should not be more widely spread?
Tony Hindle.