James Rogers wrote:
>
> On 9/11/01 11:18 AM, "Brian Atkins" <brian@posthuman.com> wrote:
> >
> > How many extropians now are weighing the idea of living in or near a
> > major city- unnecessary risk? I was leaning that way recently, and
> > now even more.
>
> Living in a major city isn't the problem; there are many major cities that
> are invisible as far as being a target goes. Living in a city that has a
> symbolic connection to the essence of being an American (from an external
> perspective) is a different story.
I'm worried that the symbol to attack becomes the people themselves,
leading to attacks on any large concentrations of Americans. If they
are celebrating what happened today, think how happy they would be to
see a plague ravage us, etc. The ante may get raised beyond simply
taking out isolated symbols.
-- Brian Atkins Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence http://www.singinst.org/
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