[ExI] I have resigned from the IEET Board of Directors

[Giulio Prisco]

Same here! Totally agree.




On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 7:44 AM Ben Goertzel <ben at goertzel.org> wrote:
>
> Yeah I have (at least for the time being) suspended my role as IEET
> Fellow for the same reason...
>
> I am definitely "liberal left / democratic socialist" overall but am
> strongly opposed to mob "justice" in its various forms, including the
> form of screwing up peoples' professional (or personal) lives based on
> allegations that are salacious but not compellingly proven.   We had
> best nip this ridiculous trend as soon as we can or it may morph into
> something even more nefarious...
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 9:54 PM Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Max. Your guess is probably right.
> > G.
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 4:07 AM Max More via extropy-chat
> > <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm sure I know what decision by IEET you're talking about, Giulio. Well done in resigning from their board.
> > >
> > > --Max
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> on behalf of Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2021 11:18 PM
> > > To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> > > Cc: Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: [ExI] I have resigned from the IEET Board of Directors
> > >
> > > I have resigned from the IEET Board of Directors
> > > https://giulioprisco.com/i-have-resigned-from-the-ieet-board-of-directors-793d10a10a8a
> > >
> > > I have resigned from the Board of Directors of the Institute for
> > > Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET).
> > >
> > > I have resigned in protest against a recent decision, which hasn’t
> > > been publicly announced yet.
> > >
> > > Like much of today’s liberal left, the IEET has embraced certain
> > > currently fashionable but dangerously toxic trends.
> > >
> > > Identity politics, #MeToo, cancel culture… These trends start with
> > > good sentiments, but become toxic and dangerous when pushed to
> > > unreasonable and often ridiculous extremes.
> > >
> > > The excesses of some extremists, which are tolerated if not encouraged
> > > by the mainstream left, are pushing more and more moderates (both
> > > moderate conservatives and moderate liberals) toward the extreme
> > > right.
> > >
> > > The likely results of this can only harm women and disadvantaged
> > > minorities in the long run. But some people are more interested in
> > > pointless virtue signaling than in actual outcomes.
> > >
> > > I’m sure many of the reasonable liberals who choose to tolerate this
> > > without speaking up have the heart in the right place. But not the
> > > brain.
> > >
> > > I don’t talk much about these things, and I try to ignore related
> > > discussions on social media. Not only because I have better things to
> > > do, but also because I don’t want to contribute to mass hysteria.
> > >
> > > Read my last book “Futurist spaceflight meditations” if you are
> > > curious about my take on current politics and culture wars.
> > >
> > > While in this post I have condemned some toxic aspects of the liberal
> > > left, I’m perfectly aware that the conservative right has its own
> > > toxic aspects, which too many reasonable conservatives choose to
> > > tolerate.
> > >
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Giulio Prisco
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Tales of the Turing Church
Futurist spaceflight meditations
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