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PlaCZebo's avatar

Last time I heard the word mimic was in a novel I‘ve read.

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Gunnar's avatar

Ooh, which one?

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PlaCZebo's avatar

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/8894/everybody-loves-large-chests

Great read, if you like the genre and dark hunor.

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Wyrd Smythe's avatar

Good read! Being human, we make our masks very complicated sometimes. Talk about elaborate mating rituals, think of the dating infrastructure we have, from clubs to dating apps.

Conspicuous camouflage reminded me of Gibbs's Rule #27: "Two ways to follow. One way they never notice you. The other way they only notice you."

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Gunnar's avatar

Ha, of course Gibbs beat me to it.

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Danielle LeCourt's avatar

Great post! The idea of conspicuous mimicry also makes me think of the use of avatars, in gaming and elsewhere. Because there are even fewer confines for avatars than for filters (though I know there are filters that can turn you into non-human situations).

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Gunnar's avatar

Thanks!

Avatars are such an intriguing example — I should’ve included it! (Or I can use this as an excuse for a follow-up post…)

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Danielle LeCourt's avatar

I vote for the latter.

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