Re: Uploading news item

From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@datamann.com)
Date: Wed May 17 2000 - 15:11:32 MDT


"Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" wrote:

> > Reidenberg is not impressed: "The notion that it's "permission marketing
> > only' is a hoax. There's no way a citizen in our society can make an
> > intelligent, informed decision about the risks of these implants, which
> > would be sold through very sophisticated marketing by organizations with
> > large economic interests whose goals are not to promote the public interest.
> > That's a very scary vision for a democratic society.
>
> Oh, I just love this. "There's no way a citizen in our society can make
> an intelligent, informed decision..." Who asked you, Neanderthal technophobe?

No kidding. Its part of the whole "people are no damn good" mentality again. Whats
scary is that people who think this way run our government and control our media.

Mike Lorrey



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