Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
> I do not know what you wish to imply as to my motivations.
> However, if I took Mr. Joy and other fear-mongers seriously and
> I wanted to slow down the march of technology and/or preserve
> existing power structures and I had the means to do so then I
> would bring about a situation that looks pretty much exactly
> like what we are in. Think about it. I don't believe all
> players are simply fumbling around in the dark.
Well, if it takes a little longer, so what? Might it be more
controllable, and therefore with results more to our liking than to that
of fate if we took our time to get it right? Joy gets listened to
because he does have real concerns. Progress is supposed to serve man,
not enslave us, improve us, not destroy us. If the myserious forces you
fear were so interested in enslaving us, I'd expect they'd do a bit
more. You have to actually reverse progress to fulfill the aims of Joy
and the luddites, not just slow it down.
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