[ExI] abandoning hope

[Spike]

> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Damien Broderick
> Subject: [ExI] abandoning hope
> 
> 
> > >Abandon hope all ye who enter here
> >
> >No, damn it!
> >
> >"Abandon ALL hope, ye who enter here."
> >
> >Actually, it is "*any* hope".
> >
> >Stefano Vaj
> 
> That's not really the point, which is that in popular
> English-language [mis]usage ...which weakens the absolute terror ...
> Damien Broderick


Ja, there was meaning lost in translation.  Dante was urging hell-goers to
abandon irrational exuberance.  The hell-bound newbies should concentrate
their assets in precious metals, hedge funds and the more bearishly oriented
derivatives.

spike