From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sat Dec 18 1999 - 09:36:26 MST
At 02:06 AM 12/18/99 +0000, you wrote:
>
>Has anyone actually read the Wired Article? It makes Extropians sound
>like a bunch of clueless loonies. In fact, I think the author's words
>were "overzealous amateurs." Ouch!
I beg to differ.
It's important to understand that journalists put their own spin on a topic
and WIRED is known for hyperbole. I have noticed that in some books
written about extropians and other transhumans that there is a tendency for
hyperbole. This WIRED style looks okay in WIRED because it is its style,
but I don't think it fairs well in other writings.
I actually like the piece in WIRED and what I said in my interview and I
have no control over how the journalist tosses it into the pot and stirs it
around. The cover of the magazine said "fun" and this is what I think he
was trying to do with it, even if the journalist comes off in places as
naive or silly.
Let's not copy that style in our own exclamations.
Natasha
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