[ExI] This means something...

[Mike Dougherty]

On Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 11:33 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

> >… The Specific Vibe: It captures that exact 1990s/2000s techno-optimist
> blend of hyper-dense analytical philosophy mixed with libertarian sci-fi
> geekiness and playful banter.
>
> Playful banter?  What playful banter?  I never saw that.
>

>
> Oh wait… retract.  I wrote plenty of it.  I never cared much for somber
> banter.  We are living in the very best of times for all of humanity.  How
> can we have anything other than an attitude of gratitude, for all the
> technogeeks who preceded us?  With the singularity upon us, we now stand on
> the threshold of a dream.
>
Yessir, gemini knows you by name - you're famous.  I fully expected
"redness of red, qualia of quale, pheasant of fez" to be irresistable to
spike-style "yes, and..." but I get life moves fast - faster than ever.

>
>
> >… Cool, innit?
>
> Ja sure is, thanks Mike.  I feel like we were part of something bigger
> than ourselves.
>
> For years, my ambition was the opposite: I wanted to be part of something
> smaller than myself.  Then I realized the logical contradiction, as any set
> theorist understands:  to be part of something smaller than oneself is
> impossible.  So I had to settle for the opposite: being part of something
> bigger than myself, which is always true, regardless of whether we want it
> to be or not.
>
> Heh, I've spent considerable time discussing part of something so small it
doesn't even take up space - specifically row zero of pascal's triangle.
Not sure if something so small counts as a big idea?

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