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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Mon, 17 Jan 2000 22:57:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jasper Janssen writes:

If there is no communication between people, and no sense of society, then
this could happen though - definately!

Sad as it is, I see neither of these things occur very regularly in
bog cities. Both break down in the context of millions of teeming
ants.

Agreed - I guess that's why the whole a-ism thing has very much an emphasis at
a low community level.


PS. My honours thesis is on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Strategies -
could you tell? :)

Honours, no less? Congratulations... Summa Cum Laude.

Heh - thanks! I'm still studying for it, so save the congrats for about 5
months until I get it :)

Richard



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  Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
(...) Yes. The problem is complex, though: If you go back to a small community (say, max cities out at 100k inhabitants.), can you still sustain technology at out current level, and rise beyond that? Are million-plus-inhabitant cities a necessary (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Sad as it is, I see neither of these things occur very regularly in bog cities. Both break down in the context of millions of teeming ants. (...) Honours, no less? Congratulations... Summa Cum Laude. Jasper (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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