On 3/29/2016 4:35 PM, Kelly St. Clair wrote:
>  There is, IMO, absolutely no practical reason why this
> process couldn't take place in a vat, with no loss of life - aside from,
> again, what I believe is Stephenson going for shock value with
> technoprimitivist ritual sacrifice as the excuse.

(last second afterthought/addendum)

And like viruses, religions/cults/memes that kill off their followers
for no good reason tend to go extinct quickly.

> ("Quant suff!")

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