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dejjlast Saturday at 3:28 PM1 replyview on HN

Does “saying the name lest he be forgotten” classify as Cargo Cult?


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falcor84last Saturday at 3:40 PM

Why would it? Cargo Cutlting is when you believe that doing something symbolic will have a tangible effect on the world (e.g. bring you cargo from the sky), but this is just intended to be symbolic.

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