From: Natasha V. More (fka Nancie Clark) (flexeon@primenet.com)
Date: Sat May 24 1997 - 09:03:36 MDT
At 06:26 PM 5/24/97 +0200, Eugene Leitl wrote:
>On Sat, 24 May 1997, E. Shaun Russell wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> acceptable. I wouldn't say that this applies to extropy. People *are*
>> extropians...they, for the most part, don't just adopt futuristic and
>> progressive beliefs for the hell of it. That is why many on this list are
>> [...]
>
>You're saying we are freaks, locally enrichened dropout deposits,
>originated by a Darwinian fluke. Can't agree more, having seen the same
>phenomenon on sci.cryonics/CryoNet, where it is even more pronounced. Bad
>thing this seems to correlate (anecdotal evidence) with a cranky attitude,
>inability to cooperate (which is not exactly instrumental). If true, one
>should be aware of this, if only to give one a mental kick in the ass.
>Ouch.
And, then there is the extropic element of refined emotions which, when
implemented, relieve the kick in the ass tendency. By way of learned
self-esteem,
while provoking one to access situations, that knee-jerk crankiness becomes
sculpted into a acquired wisdom.
Ahh.
Natasha Vita More [fka Nancie Clark]
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