[ExI] Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, Singularitarian Principles. Update?

[John Grigg]

On 11/11/2010 11:14 AM, Richard Loosemore wrote:
Yudkowsky is one of the easiest people to contact in the entire
singularity community:  just join the SL4 mailing list (which he
created) and say something that annoys him.
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Damien Broderick wrote:
>That shouldn't be difficult for "Singularity Utopia"...

I have a feeling S.U. *may* get on the SL4 list, but will not be
allowed to stay on it for very long!!!

John  ; )


On 11/11/10, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
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> On 11/11/2010 11:14 AM, Richard Loosemore wrote:
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>>> Yudkowsky is one of the easiest people to contact in the entire
>>> singularity community:  just join the SL4 mailing list (which he
>>> created) and say something that annoys him.
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>>That shouldn't be difficult for "Singularity Utopia"... Damien Broderick
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> Hi Utopia,
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> Do take Damien's comment as the constructive criticism he intended please.
> When Eli used to hang out here, his theme went something like this:  The
> singularity is coming regardless.  Let us work to make it a positive thing.
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> My constructive criticism of your earlier posts was that your theme is: the
> singularity will be a positive thing regardless.
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> Can you see why Eli would find that attitude annoying and dangerous?  Do you
> see why plenty of people here would find that notion annoying and dangerous?
> The singularity is not necessarily a good thing, but we know that a
> no-singularity future is a bad thing.  I am in Eli's camp: if we work at it,
> we can make it a good thing.
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