[ExI] The End of the Future
Adrian Tymes
atymes at gmail.com
Mon Oct 3 22:06:48 UTC 2011
2011/10/3 Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com>:
> Sure. But the first step is to realise that we do have a problem
Of course. But that is only the first step, and it is the only step
Thiel took. It is not enough.
> I think however that the "solution" implicit in Thiel's, and my, analyses is
> pretty obvious.
It is not. There are many possible solutions - and, moreover, many of
those who wallow in despair will think there are none (and thus, won't
see them unless explicitly pointed out).
> Unless transhumanist values manage to replace through a
> deliberate action to this effect those dominant today, no posthuman change
> is going to happen.
You have stated a possible solution there. That is more than Thiel's
article did.
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