In a message dated 9/1/2001 9:32:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
e_shaun@extropy.org writes:
<< The extropians list is essentially a forum for people
who are interested in the progresses made by the Kurzweils, Minskys,
Merkles, Drexlers, Moravaecs et al of the world, and while I do agree that
there is an aspect of "fandom" to the list, that is partially the purpose
of the list in the first place: to discuss ideas pertaining to
transhumanism. Since the progenitors of those ideas are largely off-list,
the movers and shakers are generally somewhat deified, or at least looked
upon in a different light. >>
As well they should, because we are the primary customers for these ideas, we
are the consumers.
Mitch
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