[ExI] Prometheus and LFS

[William Flynn Wallace]

If you are a libertarian (or other kind of anti-authoritarian), and enjoy
science fiction and fantasy, you can learn about our tastes and get a list
of fun reads from http://lfs.org/awards.shtml. If you like what you see,
visithttp://lfs.org/join.shtml and join to support our work.  chris

I don't know what flavor of libertarian I am.  Liberal libertarian is an
odd mix.  As far as I can tell, the only benefit of membership is to able
to vote.  Is that correct?  I am supporting the award and nothing else?
(When I was about your age I had an afro too.  Wake up in the morning,
scratch your head and that's all the grooming you need.)

bill w

On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Chris Hibbert <hibbert at mydruthers.com>
wrote:

> I was just catching up on all the extropy this week, and noticed this
> exchange between William and Dan:
>
> From: Dan TheBookMan <danust2012 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ExI] prometheus magazine
>>
>> On May 10, 2016, at 3:17 PM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe some of you libertarians take this magazine. $30 for  membership
>>> ain't
>>>  cheap, so I am angling for some feedback about the worth of the
>>> articles.
>>>
>>
>> Do you mean this:
>>
>> http://lfs.org/newsletter/index.shtml
>>
>> If so, looks like their content is online for free.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dan
>>
>
> I've been involved with the LFS for a couple of decades (past President
> and member of the award finalist committees, currently Treasurer, and on
> the Board). Many of you also know Fred Moulton who has been very involved
> over the years.
>
> I would say that the reason to join isn't primarily for the newsletter
> (Hardly a magazine; it's 8 pages, and is waay behind schedule at this
> point), but for the chance to influence and support this reasonably
> prestigious award. (Winning novels often tout the award on the cover in
> subsequent editions.) And as Dan said, the newsletter content is online
> anyway.
>
> The LFS is a fairly small organization (~50 voting members) and a
> committee of about 10 selects the slate of finalists each year. I think of
> it as a way to encourage and promote good libertarian and
> anti-authoritarian views in a popular segment of literature that is already
> well disposed to anti-authoritarian viewpoints.
>
> If you are a libertarian (or other kind of anti-authoritarian), and enjoy
> science fiction and fantasy, you can learn about our tastes and get a list
> of fun reads from http://lfs.org/awards.shtml. If you like what you see,
> visit http://lfs.org/join.shtml and join to support our work.
>
> Or you can use your favorite website monitor to find out when I post press
> releases (another hat I wear) about the latest winners or nominees at
> http://lfs.org/releases.shtml.
>
> Chris
>  --
> Rationality is about drawing correct inferences from limited,
>      confusing, contradictory, or maliciously doctored facts.
>   -- Scott Alexander
>
> Chris Hibbert
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