[extropy-chat] Fear and Hope

[spike]

> On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 09:00:29PM -0400, Robin Hanson wrote:

> > 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...

As a possible extension of the idea, if we can somehow
create the hope of the masses making money for themselves, 
that is a hope that is more readily latched onto than even
the promise of defeating disease or extending life itself.  

We humans are funny that way.

spike