Re: GEEKS: Linus Torvalds on Bill Joy

From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Sun Jul 22 2001 - 19:48:02 MDT


On Sunday, July 22, 2001 2:26 PM Anders Sandberg asa@nada.kth.se wrote:
> Which is of course a good argument for diversity and allowing different
> people to become whatever they want. All the really dystopian scenarios
> are based on the idea of having everybody being forced (or making) the
> same mistake, with nobody remaining as dissenters, individual offshoots
> or genetic reserves.

Good observation! I often get this kind of reaction from people when I talk
about transhumanist ideas. They always go on about what about those who
won't fit in, assuming all along just what you say, that everyone has to
match to the same drummer drumming the same monotonous beat.

Praise the lewd!

Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/



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