Re:virus: http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000002D196.htm

From: Walpurgis (walpurg@myrealbox.com)
Date: Wed Jul 17 2002 - 04:39:23 MDT


On 17 Jul 2002 at 3:46, kharin wrote:

> I'm inclined to agree; mass market
> penetration would be the only way to attain sufficient economies of
> scale that pricing could undercut the dealers (who would always remain
> to some extent otherwise). There are other problems with the cafe
> system of course; how many local councils can you see giving
> permission for the establishments of said cafes?

I expect London might have the first legal cafe. Then other locals
might follow suit perhaps because of the revenue they'll be seen to
create? Or due to large enough demand?

> "As usual, belief must be examined more closely and not dismissed just
> because someone is taking something you aren't."
>
> I thought my post made clear that dismissal wasn't something being
> advocated.

Apologies - I should have written "one". I was no referring to *you*
personally.

> And the correct phrasing for the noetic should be 'can't'
> not 'aren't;'

Thanks.

> any experience of that kind is essentially solipsistic.

Why so?

> In answer to the point where we can step in and say 'no/wrong,' it's
> precisely the problem that by definition no such point can exist

Indeed. It is really the central question to all interactions between
individual and society.

Walpurgis

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