From: Anders Sandberg (nv91-asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Tue Feb 04 1997 - 15:14:18 MST
On Tue, 4 Feb 1997 T0Morrow@aol.com wrote:
> A word of assurance to relative newcomers: the Extropians list has always
> enjoyed a healthy turnover. They come in curious and leave the wiser.
>
> Why don't they stay and enjoy our company? Because students *should*
> graduate, to go forth into the great wide world. The scholarly and
> companionable hang on a bit longer.
Well put. Lets not forget that it is often the newcomers that really
start the interesting, unexpected debates or re-opens old fields again
(if something is discussed again and again it is most likely important
and in need of continual analysis).
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