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Replicators using directed mutation to compete in a free energy medium will inevitably discover uncontrolled replication. Doesn't matter whether its viruses or
by andyjohnson0 6y ago
Replicators using directed mutation to compete in a free energy medium will inevitably discover uncontrolled replication. Doesn't matter whether its viruses or cells or businesses or memes.
- aaaxyz 6y agoCorporations aren't replicators though (thankfully).
- andyjohnson0 6y agoI'd argue that they are. They physically split and merge via the creation os subsidiaries and mergers. They shaed and absorb "dna" (people, carrying their culture). If we ever get to an _Accelerando_-type situation where businesses are spinning-off and merging thousands of times per hour then I'll get worried.