[extropy-chat] Re: Transhumanist short story

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spike writes: 

> When all is said and done, *everything* condenses to $.  
> $ makes things happen, $ is the prime mover.  If $ is the
> root of all evil, $ is also the root of all cool.  I'm 
> pretty sure that somehow $ caused the big bang.  When
> the scientists discover the Theory Of Everything, they
> will realize it was all designed to maximize $.  No 
> need to single out Rand.   
> 
> spike

There is a "Far Side" cartoon where Einstein is looking dumbfounded at a 
complex jumble of equations on the left side of a chalk board and a big "=$" 
on the right side.  The caption reads, "Einstein discovers that time 
actually is money." 

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