[extropy-chat] No Joy in Mudville

[Al Brooks]

We can't be smarmy about it all the time, can we? Then
we become suck-ups and schmoozers. 

 
> > As transhumanists, a useful job would be one of
> reassurance; lots of
> > head patting and comforting... "there there, it's
> ok, look out the
> > window can you see it's a beautiful day? The world
> your children and
> > your grandchildren are inheriting and creating may
> be weird and fast,
> > but it is really good, better than you might have
> dreamed."
> >
> 
> 
> This is a really good point. I try to do this at
> times, but more often than
> not, I get going about how great the future is going
> to be and end up
> scaring the hell out of people. Often I am reminded
> that these are "obvious"
> hints that Armageddon is upon us (again).
> I really should spend a bit more time head-patting.
> Maybe if we all do a
> little of this, people will relax a bit. :-)
> 
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