In doing my part to further the fortune-cookie bullshit cycle that is Twitter, I tossed out this nugget yesterday:

“Cargo-culting” isn’t always bad. All things being equal, following the lead of smart, thoughtful people can be a good first approximation.

— Chas Emerick (@cemerick) December 19, 2012

Little did I know that it would spur such conversation, debate, DMs, emails, and so on. I was going to expound on the original tweet in eight parts, but thought better of it.

Cargo culting is an act...