From: Chris Hind (chind@juno.com)
Date: Thu Dec 26 1996 - 00:18:50 MST
>Human behavior is shaped by the technology that is used.
Old men in suits don't shape our world, technology does.
>just look at
>the past few decades. Living at the brink of nuclear extinction for so
>long has had enough of an impact to make people really see the
>usefullness of worldwide peaceful cooperation as opposed to
>imperialistic rivalry. This is one of the greatest behavioral changes
>ever and it happened right under your nose.
We "perfected" the Weapon.
>We extropian transhumanists are as individuals becoming more and more
>evolved behaviorally compared to people around us who have not been
>associated as we have due to the amount we have steeped ourselves in the
>technology of the internet compared to the average person.
We Extropians are riding the crest of Evolution. We are leading the Future.
>Living up here in the sticks, I find myself day by day becoming less and
less able
>to relate to the people in my community, as they are less and less able
>to comprehend the sort of concepts that you and I take for granted as
>obvious.
Ahh, this is why the extropians which wish to spread the memes the farthest
should conceal themselves in conformity waiting for the perfect time to
attack and spit out an optimistic, libertarian, or individuality meme.
People take change a little at a time but can be pushed a little. Also I
see the problem of being less able to relate to people as a problem which
could become quite serious in an uploaded world. What happens when you
recode yourself completely and can't communicate with others?
>will occur on a computer, and individuals who have never seen a digital
>watch.
I'll simply be happy when noone knows what an analog watch is.
"You cannot discover new oceans, unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore"
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