Re: Extropy a cult -- NOT. well, WHY NOT?

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sun Jun 10 2001 - 01:27:35 MDT


Ah depends. Movies can be 'cult classics', meaning they have a solid if
small core of rabid fans. Rocky Horror, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,
Plan 9 from Outer Space, Brazil, Army of Darkness, you know, the great
works of celluloid... we can't of course be a 'classic' if we are
cutting edge. The Singularity, as a concept, is, by now, a 'cult
classic' concept of science fiction. To thoroughly confuse the issue,
all we need now is a B Grade movie to be made about a technological
singularity...... then we can be a 'instant cult classic'..... and all
their mean little slights will be meaningless.....
mwahahahahahahaha.....

Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de wrote:

> Frank Prengel wrote:
>
> > No. Since the term "cult" already has a widely accepted negative
> > meaning, it would just ruin *our* reputation.
>
> Reputation? Which reputation?



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