From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Mon May 20 2002 - 19:56:48 MDT
dear extropians,
Alas. If only I had a disposition to enter into the
affairs of others. Think of the good that I could do!
I could explain why Damien needs to make cryonics
arrangements. I could give career advice to Eliezer!
Any number of people would profit who are incapable of
coming to correct decisions. Most importantly of all,
I could not only dispense advice to all and sundry on
how to raise their children, but I could participate
in the making of laws, and force them to be good parents.
But for some unknown reason, I just don't have it in me,
perhaps due to moral failings, as some are doubtless
thinking. Darn, what would be more stimulating (and
fun) than wielding that Terrible Swift Sword?
Alas. Unfortunately, if I started a political party,
it'd be called the "We Mind Our Own Business" party,
and you wouldn't be welcome unless you could explain
why it wasn't called the "Mind Your Own Business" party.
But then, maybe the main problem is too much good nutrition
in our western diets. After a modern individual has got his
own house in order and has arranged his own affairs pretty
much to his satisfaction, his mind naturally begins to
dwell on the affairs of his neighbor, and many possibilities
present themselves. Maybe this is only possible because
the energy is there; i.e., the high-caloric diet. Perhaps
if people were more focused on making a living, or basic
survival, there would be far less energy available for these
stray thoughts. (I'm not, of course, saying that people
shouldn't feel free to leave groceries on someone's doorstep,
just that the consequences of the ingestion of all that
high nutrition food are evidently hard to foresee.)
Lee Corbin
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