From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat Jun 08 2002 - 10:42:18 MDT
On Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at 03:07 pm, Dossy wrote:
> On 2002.06.05, Anava000@aol.com <Anava000@aol.com> wrote:
>> Is there a nation or country that the white people have not come to,
>> taken
>> the best land and resources and abused the indigeneous peoples? [...]
>> What is wrong with these people?
>
> To the victor go the spoils. There's nothing wrong with "these people"
> -- there's something wrong with everyone else.
This seems to be the old way to progress. Instead of creating their own
prosperity, humans used to just steal somebody else's prosperity. While
that may be a valid historical observation, it is not a good ideal for
future planning.
Extropians perceive a better way. With future technology, we can
actually create new resources. We don't have to be content with merely
shuffling resources around from owner to owner. In the future, we can
actually create more opportunities for ourselves without taking
opportunities away from others.
> That is merely how the game is played. Those who don't play the game as
> well, inevitably lose.
That is how the game used to be played. Extropians can change the
rules. We can devise a way that everybody can choose to win without
sabotaging other players.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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