[ExI] Coercive Transhumanism

[F. C. Moulton]

On 10/20/2011 06:11 PM, natasha at natasha.cc wrote:
>
> Quoting Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com>:
>
> > One of the first signs of an "underground" singularity would be a
> > sudden drop in the death rate followed by Alzheimer's patients
> > checking themselves out of nursing homes.
>
> LOL!  Good one Keith :-)
>
> > An amusing story, if someone wants to write it, would be about someone
> > pissing an moaning about being turned into an immortal superman.
>
> That's what FM used to say--that people will be dragged pissing and
> moning into the future, but they will go nonetheless.
>
> Natasha
>
I expect most have read the following; however if not then I recommend them
    Gentle Seduction by Marc Stiegler
    http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/GentleSeduction.html
and of course
    Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
which is not at the URL it was previously but googling should find it
and it is in print on paper
See Chapter Two for introduction of a main character who is recovering
from Alzheimer's

Fred