Natasha wrote:
>What have you been asked lately?
Since returning home from Extro-5 I have been asked by friends and family about what I learned at the conference regarding cryonics! lol They all had falsely assumed ExI was a cryonics organization. I have had to repeatedly explain to them that it is not.
Generally, I mention this list or the conference very casually and then I get asked what the "extropians" are about. I explain it is a group of generally ordinary people from all over the world who online and in conferences discuss how advancing technologies like nanotech(usually I have to stop and very briefly explain nano), A.I., and biotech can positively transform our world. Sometimes I also bring up the singularity if I think the person can handle it.
The response I usually get is, "cool, yes, I also think these technologies will really change things!" I have even given out the ExI URL on occasion and explained about the mailing list. I did this with a philosophy professor at my local college, but I don't know if he has acted on it yet.
I find sharing about ExI and transhumanism is MUCH easier then bringing up cryonics. And with extropianism first introduced, I can later on bring up cryonics as an extreme life-extension measure some transhumanists decide to use.
best wishes,
John
Get 250 color business cards for FREE!
http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Fri Oct 12 2001 - 14:39:50 MDT