[ExI] Atten: For any extropy technolibertarians -

[Natasha Vita-More]

Interestingly enough I was asked to be involved with a political group out
of Russia and Israel. I'm considering it. It is nonpartisan and on the
platform of radical life extension. There is another competing group and it
will be very interesting to see how this all plays out.

 

Nevertheless, I respect what Kevin is doing and I am confident I will be
involved as an "other". 

 

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 <http://www.natasha.cc/> Natasha Vita-More, PhD 

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"The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true.  Oscar Wilde
(But is this true then?)

 

From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Job
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:38 PM
To: ExI chat list
Subject: Re: [ExI] Atten: For any extropy technolibertarians -

 

I don't post very often (hoping to get more active), but I think there is a
place for just a teensy bit of sectarianism in the broader transhumanist
movement. For example, some might think that government regulations will
slow down progress unjustifiably, while others may view it as the best way
to combat existential risks from technologies like AGI and molecular
nanotechnology. The same goes for social programs--- you could think they'll
make things worse, or better. 

Obviously your views on such things will effect how you go about promoting
transhumanist ideas, and what programs, organizations, and initiatives one
will support. Having a place to discuss such topics with others of like mind
is beneficial for both the movement as well as for the psychology of the
individuals involved. And since the ExI list isn't necessarily the best
place for such discussions, it makes sense to create a group especially for
libertarian transhumanists (and democratic transhumanists, Singularitarians,
etc.).

On Jul 30, 2012 9:18 PM, <natasha at natasha.cc> wrote:

Quoting Max More <max at maxmore.com>:

On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Kevin G Haskell <kgh1kgh2 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I love Max an Natasha, but I just want to let you know about the Facebook
group I moderate called "Technolibertarians."
https://www.facebook.com/groups/technolibertarians/



I'm not sure I understand the "but" here.


Probably because I am not a libertarian and he assumes we are connected at
the hip. Frankly, I really don't like being pigeonholed one way or another.
I mean -- who cares if a person is a technolibertarian or a
technoprogressive or technononpartisian or technotranspolitical?!  As long
as we all are for longer, healthy life and support the technologies that
will most likely bring this about, why exclude each other?

Natasha



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