cargo cultとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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cargo cult (plural cargo cults)

1. Any of several religious movements among the people of Melanesia that anticipate the arrival of material cargo or cultural restoration, typically through the ritual imitation of the activities of colonial or technological cultures.
2. (figuratively, also attributive) Any of several philosophies, practices or pseudosciences that are not rooted in experiment, often characterized by an unreflected and ritualistic approach.

   cargo cult science

   cargo cult software engineering

   • 2019 May 2, Nellie Bowles, “Jack Dorsey Is Gwyneth Paltrow for Silicon Valley”, in New York Times‎:

     “People should slow down and understand what they’re trying to optimize for before just following Jack,” Mr. Woo said. “You don’t want to be in a cargo cult type thing.”

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• cargo cult on Wikipedia.Wikipedia