[ExI] question for Max or anyone

[John Grigg]

William Flynn Wallace wrote:
"It's just an idle question, Adrian.  I don't have long to live, probably,
and want to know something about the near future.  That's all this is.  It
is not useless to me."

It disturbs me when I see an Extropy list member writing, "I don't have
long to live..." Aren't we supposed to live forever around here, by
ascending into amazing posthuman forms? Someone get this man the necessary
singularity technology that he needs!

If only...

John


On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 4:58 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> It's just an idle question, Adrian.  I don't have long to live, probably,
> and want to know something about the near future.  That's all this is.  It
> is not useless to me.  bill w
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 6:42 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> The things that they get to - and we don't get to - say what they spend
>> money on.
>>
>> Which makes discussion and angsting about it, useless.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 4:14 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Is money being spent wisely in the tech industry?  Are they spending too
>>> much on things that will make a lot of money as compared to something that
>>> will really advance knowledge?  What are they not spending enough money on?
>>>
>>> bill w
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