At 05:24 AM 7/31/01 -0700, you wrote:
>
> I've wondered at times (this article made me remember) if there are any
> extropians who are "futurists" as in this organization. Connections?
> Disparities? All the same caboodle? One group more
> technologically/scientifically weighed than another?
Yes, indeed. I was known as a futurist far longer than an extropian. In
fact,
the reason I came to transhumanist ideas, especially the extropian philosophy,
was because I am a futurist. Now, herein, there are several
interpretations of
futurist. John Naisbitt is a futurist, as is Alvin Toffler. Also, Faith
Popcorn is a self-proclaimed futurist. All these individuals write and
lecture
about the future. FM-2030 was a futurist whose voice was far more radical and
far future than those mentioned above. I fit in the latter category. While I
give talks as a futurist, I do it from the prospective of cultural changes,
rather than economic forecasts. A futurist is not limited by how far he or
she
projects, or in what specific professional domain he or she views the coming
advances. Today, most of the engagements I receive for talks and for press
are
based on the state of the art (literally) future of the human, superlongevity,
and culture.
As a futurist, the organization that satisfied my professional and
intellectual
needs is Extropy Institute.
Natasha
Natasha Vita-More
http://www.natasha.cc
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Art and Culture: Create/Recreate: The 3rd Millennial Culture
"Primo 3M+ 2001" Future Physique 3D
http://www.extropic-art.com
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Culture & Progess: Progress Action Coalition
http://www.ProgressAction.org
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Transhuman History and Culture:
http://www.transhsuman.org
http://www.transhumanistfaq.com
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