[extropy-chat] Harv's Explanation for Slow Progress

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> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org]On Behalf Of Hal Finney

> I will go out on a limb and predict that within 10-12 years, our ideas
> will have gained in popularity, and technology will have continued to
> move incrementally forward, so that we will see a major, organized social
> effort to push for one or more transhumanist goals, perhaps some of those
> on Harvey's list.  People will want these things, and they will by then
> be close enough that a concerted effort can bring them into our grasp.
> It may be AI, nanotech, life extension, or some technology we didn't
> quite anticipate.  But I think we will see some major new efforts
> beginning in the decade of the 2010's.

An important thing to note is that is isn't going to happen without work. If
we all sit back and do nothing, the predictions above will not come to pass.
Everything worthwhile requires effort.

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