In the boost phase of a newly launched idea, it’s actually a really good idea to train teachers. That gives you exponential growth.
Most memes that grow exponentially do not manage to stay sane. What’s best for the exponential growth of a meme (as though it were a bacterium with no identity other than itself) may not be best for the culturation of a cause. Exponential growth is good, I agree, but the fastest possible exponential growth… seems more doubtful.
Exponential growth around friends giving friends copies of a fixed book, seems safer and shallower; the book won’t change as it’s passed around. The building-up of rationality dojos is a longer, slower endeavor which should be more carefully gotten right.
Plus you can look for students who’ve already done something interesting with their lives and train them to be the teachers.
Hmm. I’ll concede a measured rate of startup, although I can’t offhand think of any meme that got deranged by fast growth (and was sane to begin with).
Perhaps, adopt the martial art idea of not giving out too many certificates-to-teach, and using lineage to check accreditation?
Most memes that grow exponentially do not manage to stay sane. What’s best for the exponential growth of a meme (as though it were a bacterium with no identity other than itself) may not be best for the culturation of a cause. Exponential growth is good, I agree, but the fastest possible exponential growth… seems more doubtful.
Exponential growth around friends giving friends copies of a fixed book, seems safer and shallower; the book won’t change as it’s passed around. The building-up of rationality dojos is a longer, slower endeavor which should be more carefully gotten right.
Plus you can look for students who’ve already done something interesting with their lives and train them to be the teachers.
Hmm. I’ll concede a measured rate of startup, although I can’t offhand think of any meme that got deranged by fast growth (and was sane to begin with).
Perhaps, adopt the martial art idea of not giving out too many certificates-to-teach, and using lineage to check accreditation?