Re: `extropianism'? (was: Re: Are Extropians promoters of an ascetic ideal and alienation?)

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 11:05:28 MDT

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    At 10:36 AM 8/5/03 +0200, Max wrote:

    >Natasha Vita-More wrote:
    >
    >>Well said Brett. In the business world, branding is so understood that
    >>it seems philistine to question the reasons for branding. The fact that
    >>extropy is the opposite of entropy is the key to ExI.
    >
    >
    >I just have a sidenote here.
    >
    >Branding works best for products with no real differentiating factors.
    >
    >Ie. if there are 2 brands of coke that taste more or less the same. Then
    >you choose the one with the known brand.
    >
    >But in the case of Transhumanism the brand should be more of a "meta value".

    >So what is the meta value of Transhumanism?
    >
    >I am not shure, but something in the line of:
    >
    >"Constantly being aware of changing the human condition in response to new
    >technology, and using new technology to better the human condition."

    Sounds like extropy to me :-), and its emphasis on critical thinking and
    practical optimism.

    I like the idea of a metal value of transhumanism.

    N

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