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"'''Diocletian Zombies'''" is a thought experiment by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]. | |||
== Description == | |||
According to testimony from software developer and unlicensed fabulist [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]: | |||
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I take my cue from the Roman emperor Diocletian, who decreed a command economy where more or less every son must follow the trade of his father, and nobody gets to change trades. | I take my cue from the Roman emperor Diocletian, who decreed a command economy where more or less every son must follow the trade of his father, and nobody gets to change trades. | ||
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When the cavalry-blacksmith zombie then bites, say, the director of human relations at General Motors, the next thing you know GM is hiring cavalry-blacksmith specialists like there is no tomorrow. | When the cavalry-blacksmith zombie then bites, say, the director of human relations at General Motors, the next thing you know GM is hiring cavalry-blacksmith specialists like there is no tomorrow. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[I Know What You Did Last Zummer]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Stories by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Zombies (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:43, 20 October 2021
"Diocletian Zombies" is a thought experiment by Karl Jones.
Description
According to testimony from software developer and unlicensed fabulist Karl Jones:
I take my cue from the Roman emperor Diocletian, who decreed a command economy where more or less every son must follow the trade of his father, and nobody gets to change trades.
Say the first zombie was a blacksmith. The blacksmith-zombie bites, say, a cavalry officer.
Now the cavalry officer becomes compelled to perform zombie activities in the manner of a blacksmith.
When the cavalry-blacksmith zombie then bites, say, the director of human relations at General Motors, the next thing you know GM is hiring cavalry-blacksmith specialists like there is no tomorrow.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Diocletian @ Wikipedia