[ExI] A humble suggestion

[Will Steinberg]

The thing is, collected here in the ExI chat list are a pretty handy set of
thinkers/engineers, spread around the world (sort of.)  In fact, I can
generalize this fact to say that almost all of the people interested in this
movement fall into that category as well.  Now look.  This is a present
dropped into your lap.  Instead of only discussing lofty ideals and
philosophy, we (H+) should focus on the engineering of tools which will
eventually be very important in the long run for humanity, and for our goals
in particular.

List of tools we need to invent/things we need to do:

-A very good bidirectional speech-to-speech translator.  For spreading the
gospel, once H+ wisens up enough to start including the proletariat.

-Neoagriculture. This would mean better irrigation systems, GMO crops that
can easily harness lots of sun energy and produce more food, maybe
machines/instructions for diy fertilizer.

-Better Grid--test experimental grid where people opt to operate, on
property, efficient windmills/solar panels/any electricity they can make for
$$$

-Housing projects that work, or some sort of thing where you pay people to
build their own house/project building.

-Fulfilling jobs for proles that also help society/space travel/humanism/H+.

-So many more, I know you can think of some!  I bet you have pet projects
like these.  Ideas, at least.


By Le Châtelier's principle, improving these fucked up problems that exist
for much of society will give us much more leeway and ability to do
transhumanisty things, AND we can do them in the meantime.  It has to happen
eventually, unless you have some fancy vision of the H+ elect ascending to
cyberheaven and leaving everyone else behind.

Thereby I suggest: a bunch of dedicated transhumanists mobilize and go to
problematic regions, experimenting with those tools up there.  Everyone will
love H+.   The movement will have lots of social power and then we can get
shit done.  Right?
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