In John Barnes' Daybreak series, we are given to understand that people are infected with "Daybreak" -- ideas that lead them to create bioengineered bacteria, immense fusion bombs, and other means of destroying civilization, while neglecting their own health and safety. Rather like smart, dedicated zombies. At one point an infected man talks to another and concludes by saying, "And that's how it's transmitted," or words to that effect, and the other becomes infected. Well, I am perplexed. How, in the Daybreak world, are people infected with this peculiarly dangerous mental state?
asked Aug 18, 2021 at 2:52
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1Oh no! Barnes has just infected all his readers?!– DavidWCommented Aug 18, 2021 at 2:55
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1Barnes seems to treat human minds as being generic information processors, and Daybreak propagates like a computer virus. So it is transmitted simply by communication, especially speech.– Clara Díaz SanchezCommented Aug 18, 2021 at 18:08
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A meme machine, eh?– Invisible TrihedronCommented Aug 19, 2021 at 0:28
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