From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sat Jun 09 2001 - 20:34:04 MDT
Brian Atkins wrote:
>
> Do you see a difference? The more recent times spend a lot of time shooting
> the breeze about current headlines, very little speculation or critical
> thinking about the future. In other words the extropians list has become
> little more than a current events chat list. Ok so it's not that bad, there
> are still plenty of good threads... but you can see it shifting.
Its something I've been noticing, but I think its because many of the subjects we
were talking of then have or are becoming mainstream news, or else are becoming
bogged down by present day politics. There is also an effort by people like Greg,
Spike, myself and others to focus on present day activism to counter the current day
forces that threaten the further development of our futuristic plans/projections.
Dreaming about the future is useless when you are living in a concentration camp.
Ignoring the luddites of today is a self defeating strategy of denial, they are a
HUGE threat to the ideas we have been talking about since 1996. I suppose we might
make a separate list (as I have) for those interested in focusing on present day
activism, and I understand that some may not have the time to spend focusing on such
a non-business entity like an activist organization, but denial of the problem is
not a good way to go about it....
Mike
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