Re: Smoking (was: An Interesting Poll)

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Fri Jun 18 1999 - 08:37:49 MDT


"Chris Fedeli" <fedeli@email.msn.com> writes:

> Lesson? The pleasure of rankling your fellow man is a joy
> for all ages :)

Indeed. I can see it now:

Posthuman to another posthuman: "10010101011111, do you *have* to
create those small civilizations everywhere - one got stuck in my
ridgeways armiphlange!"

"But they are so delicious to watch/learn/absorb!"

"You know assimilation is bad for you, it might give you a hegemonic
swarm if you don't look out."

"Who cares?"

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