On Jul 17, 10:57 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach
+use...@gmail.com> wrote:
> * be.krul, on 18.07.2010 07:01:
>
> > why is this group being spammed?
>
> It depends a little on what you're asking, e.g. technical versus motivation.
>
> But I'll answer about something you probably didn't mean to ask, namely what
> human trait enables and almost forces that kind of behavior.
>
> And I believe it is the same trait that let hypnotists do funny TV-shows with
> quite normal folks behaving in ridiculous ways, the same trait that causes
> wars,
> the same trait that causes religion, the same trait that holds back science so
> that "paradigm shifts" only occur when new generations take over, a trait that
> /makes/ your feet start moving to the rhythm when you hear the right kind of
> music, and so on. Namely the instinctual drive to fit in in a social group by
> sharing that group's behavior and values. This instinct is possibly stronger
> than the sex drive, e.g., wars are seldom fought over sex ("surrender, and
> give
> us sex!", no, that's not it, it's "surrender, and become part of us!").
>
> Consider, there would be almost no spam if spamming didn't pay.
>
> And the only way that spam can pay is if there are at least some suckers with
> good money.
>
> And the only way that there can be a reasonable number of suckers of such
> monumental stupidity, who also have good money, is, as I see it, if
> intelligence
> and good sense is not a requirement for succeeding in society.
>
> But what is required, then, for succeeding in society?
>
> Some of it is no doubt blind chance, but I believe that the main requirement
> is
> simply one of fitting in, conformance. Thus, if my hypothesis is right, almost
> any idiot can rise to any level of responsibility and social standing simply
> by
> fitting in, conforming. This idiot then has good money and might be one of the
> suckers responding to spam.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Alf
>
> --
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Who could answer so eloquently.
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