Re: How transparent should transparency be?

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Aug 03 2003 - 17:37:13 MDT

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    On Saturday 02 August 2003 15:47, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Lee Corbin" <lcorbin@tsoft.com>
    >
    > > I will have to give it some thought as to whether the "complete
    > > openness" principle that I was speaking in favor of should be
    > > this inclusive. What do you think, (perhaps in a few years I
    > > need not ask!)
    >
    > ### Thought transparency - yes. Involuntary thought control, whether
    > surreptitious or open - no.
    >
    > Rafal

    I cannot believe what I am reading here. Does anyone remember that the vast
    majority of human beings on this planet do not think at all like we do and
    would consider many of our thoughts, much less acting on any of them,
    extremely and even pathologically dangerous? What exactly are we counting on
    to still have any room to effect extropian change at all when everyone and
    anyone can not only examine all our actions but all of our thoughts as well?
    Are we expecting the vast majority to somehow become enlightened and
    tolerant? If not, then exactly what kind of game are we playing? As I
    see it the ability to see everything, including thought would result in the
    worst kind of dystopia given the current nature of human beings and our
    institutions. If you see some good airtight reason this would not be so
    then please share it.

    - samantha



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