[extropy-chat] Fear and Hope

[spike]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Robin Hanson
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 6:00 PM
> To: ExI chat list
> Subject: [extropy-chat] Fear and Hope
> 
> Perhaps this is obvious to others, but it recently occurred to me that
> hope
> usually needs something more specific to latch on to than fear does...
> 
> Thus, for example, it was likely a PR mistake for nanotech supporters to
> raise public attention about nanotech well before any more specific
> technologies were available for hope to latch on to.
> 
> Robin Hanson  


Robin!  This was the most profound insight I have seen
posted on ExI in many weeks.  Thanks.  

spike