Geeks, MOPs, and Sociopaths in Subculture Evolution

A Sociopath with an idea recruits just enough Losers to kick off the cycle. As it grows, it requires a Clueless layer to turn it into a controlled reaction, rather than a runaway explosion. Eventually, as value hits diminishing returns, both the Sociopaths and Losers make their exits, and the Clueless start to dominate. Finally, the hollow brittle

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While countercultural rebellion probably attracts no more kooks than any other movement, it is peculiarly ill equipped to deal with them once they arrive. This is because the countercultural critique essentially denies the distinction between social deviance and dissent. Since the entire culture is regarded as a system of repression, anyone who bre

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