[ExI] elon says this isn't cgi

[William Flynn Wallace]

We are thinky types, not huggy types  spike

I noticed it early in life:  when we arrived at my relatives' house for
Xmas there were A frame hugs:  you stand about two feet apart, lean
forward, give a quick two pats on the back.  No actual contact except for
maybe a kiss on the cheek.  The whole family, women, men....   I married a
woman whose whole family was like that except for one niece, who would
stick her treasures right into your chest.  No A frame for her.  The
problem with being cold is that people think you don't have any emotions.
I have plenty of them.  Too much at times.  But hugging is for sex and
please keep your distance. I had one friend whose personal distance was
about eight inches and I was constantly backing away from him.  Does having
adequate personal space go along with being cold?  bill w

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:52 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *…*> *On Behalf Of *John Grigg via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] elon says this isn't cgi
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> >…I think what would be good about a listen-bot, is that the conversations
> could be recorded, and ultimately turned into a biography of the person.
> I've always admired people and organizations who interview the elderly and
> write down their life stories. I hate the idea that the individual
> experiences of a person are forever lost.
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> A great SNL skit about the Alexa "Silver..."
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> Excellent thanks.  John I thought of you today.  As I was pondering how to
> proceed with this notion, I was struck by the irony that the ExI crowd
> would be the ones attempting such a thing.  Look us, my friends.  We are
> not exactly the most warm cuddly sorts.  Then I realized, Well, Johnny
> Grigg is.  But the rest of us, not so much really.  We are thinky types,
> not huggy types.
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> Fun aside: we had an ExI conference at Berkeley about 20 yrs ago, buncha
> guys came from all over.  We had a huge blowout party at my house.  My
> bride marveled at how normal I am compared to my own online friends.  So
> all these huge Extro-biggies showed up: Anders, Eliezer, Greg Burch, Max,
> Robert Bradbury, I was in awe of myself just for being in their presence.
> She doesn’t know how godlike any of these guys are, and to this day she
> remembers only one of the people there.  That person is…
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> John Grigg.  She thinks he is the nicest guy of all of us.  Our own
> Griggmeister!  So now I hafta sleep with one eye open.
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