10 DEC 2024 by ideonexus
Communities That Can't Grow Through Biological Reproduction
There's a membership problem. Haqr society is like the Shakers--the community can't grow by the usual primate strategy--biological reproduction is right out--so its continuation depends on the faithful going out and bringing in new recruits from the general population. Yes, we're saying it out loud: Haqrs recruit. Haqrs are intrinsically subversive to the young. Haqrs are conscious role models for haqr glory. If that weren't enough, haqrs actively seek to conver the imaginative and the credul...This sounds like it applies to many ideologies, while others, like some religions, promote having as many children as possible to promote the ideology.