Re: A vision

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 12:28:48 MDT

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    >On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 11:47:08PM -0700, Samantha Atkins wrote:
    >
    > > There was one thing missing imho. That is how society and people will
    > > change. How we are to one another is missing. There is a lot about
    > > technology in the vision but almost nothing about us when you get down
    > > to it.

    I don't agree with you Samantha. If you do not know of references to
    society and changes and a cultural vision, then you are not looking for it
    in the places where it is eminent.

    In the Transhumanist Arts & Culture community, we focus more on
    interpersonal communication than technology. In fact, the entire
    organization is based on designing a sense of understanding, compassion,
    and cooperation about the world and our environment.

    > > There is the statement that many types of life choices will be
    > > possible and room will be present for all of them. But there is
    > > nothing about what sort of
    > > sociol/political/psychological/economic/ethical structures would
    > > allow/enhance that.

    > > Is just the growth and increase possibilities enough? Or is much more
    > > required before we expect the growth in abilities actually leads to a
    > > future we wish to inhabit?

    I just gave a keynote talk at the Estonia Academy of Arts and Design for
    the European Cumulus Conference. My talk was about designing
    transhumanist ideals and ability/disability of of humans and the
    ideological conflicts caused by advances in technology that separate
    people. This was a very large crowd of top academics in the fields you
    mention above.

    The problem is that it is not discussed on this list enough, not that it is
    not addressed at all.

    Natasha

    Natasha Vita-More
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