[ExI] Is the ExI email list slowly dying out? And if so, what can be done to reverse such an outcome?

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] Is the ExI email list slowly dying out? And if so, what can be done to reverse such an outcome?

 

Please grumpy bears among us, do explain how you can justify your attitude?

spike

 

>…I have a grumpy side.  News brings it out, so I never watch TV news…

 

Well ja.  Since news went online, the agencies have realtime feedback on what sells their ads.  They discovered that writing negative news that enflames anger sells best.  So… they do.  They are businesses.

 

 

>…I wonder how many younger people take advantage of all the knowledge Spike 

talks about online…

 

Hard to say.  If they don’t, I don’t see why.

 

 

>…Some of us (hello John!) are like the poor guy in Dogpatch (who remembers the spelling of his name?

 

 

Sure, Joe Btfsplik.  Lil Abner was from the days when we were allowed to laugh at fun politically-incorrect stuff, such as the glaring shortcomings of our species.

 

I am Joe’s real-world counterpart:

 

 



 

 

>…Pessimistic?  Nah. Realistic.

 

bill w

 

The pessimist complains about the wind.  The optimist assures us it will change soon.  The realist trims her sails.  (date unknown, some famous guy (I like to cite the sources of my quotes.))

 

BillW, trim your sails, me lad!  Be an optimistic realist.  Life is gooood.

 

spike

 

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