From: Michael Lorrey (mike@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Feb 06 2001 - 11:23:28 MST
In this vein, perhaps Extro5 should be on the east coast this time, to
gain exposure in Washington and New York?
GBurch1@aol.com wrote:
> > > Take a look at this:
> > >
> > > http://www.ifg.org/nyc.html
> > >
> > > and be afraid . . . be VERY afraid.
> natasha@natasha.cc writes:
>
> > Greg, rather than being afraid, let's talk about this.
> >
> > Jeremy Rifkin can command a strong presence and with the attributes of
> > speakers participating in this event, they will gain some mileage. (This
> > is where we come in.) They have been banging this drum for a long time and
> > have gained a lot of momentum in strumming up their salvo. (This is where
> > we counter) I find it a challenge -- the more they squall and moan, the
> > more we can debunk the irrationality of their claims if we do something
> > about it, such as with our upcoming Extro conference.
> >
> > Let's look at the topics of this event and counter them extropically.
>
> First, my comment was intended to be a little humorous, invoking the ad
> campaign for an old horror movie (I can't even recall the object of the add .
> . .)
>
> Second, I agree with both of you that *a* right response is to work to
> organize a counterweight to these voices - and I look forward to seeing all
> of you at Extro5 this year :-)
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 08:05:38 MST