Dolly was born a clone.
We become copies voluntarily.
We copy fears, loyalties, enemies — even opinions — and still call it independent thought.
A satire about sheep, shepherds, and the comfort of thinking exactly what everyone else thinks.
Illusions Not Included
July 5 — A Remembrance Day for Servility
July 5, 1996 — Dolly’s birth, and the moment humanity discovered that making copies is easier than remaining original
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Introduction
Dolly was born a clone. She had no choice in the matter. We do. We copy sentences, fears, enemies, loyalties — sometimes even our conscience. We call obedience responsibility, conformity common sense, and the comfort of the flock freedom. The laboratory learned how to copy a sheep. Society learned something far more useful: how to make people copy one another — and feel proudly original while doing it. July 5 — A Remembrance Day for Servility A satire about Dolly, political shepherds, modern flocks, and the increasingly fashionable art of thinking exactly what everyone else thinks.