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Cargo cult(en.wikipedia.org)

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NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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obvious troll is obvious

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obvious troll is obvious

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Synapse@lemmy.world
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I’ve recently read Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris, that dedicates a chapter to this subject. It’s a good read, I recommend.

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JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
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Reminiscent of the Arthur Clarke maxim that any technology, sufficiently advanced (in this case compared to that available in mid 20th century Polynesia) is indistinguishable from magic.

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