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At 06:08 PM 2/20/2006, Hal wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I applaud this concept.
This mailing list has been around in some<br>
form or another for, what, 15 years? That is an eternity in
net time.<br>
It is time for something new.</blockquote><br>
Thank you Hal. And thank you for speaking words of wisdom.<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Extropy is about change.
It is not a philosophy of stagnation. Yes,<br>
change can be scary. It takes us out of our comfort zone and
forces<br>
us to be mentally flexible and adaptable. But such traits are,
after<br>
all, an important part of Extropian philosophy. We should always be
on<br>
the lookout for ways to challenge comfortable old habits and to
shake<br>
ourselves out of our ruts.<br><br>
The Exi-chat list is the deepest rut around, and it needs to die.<br>
Of course, it will fight back. This is a new form of danger and
risk<br>
that we face: domination by our memetic creations. The list
doesn't<br>
want to die. It fights for life by activating its minions: you and
me<br>
and all of the lurkers. When people write about how they love the
list<br>
and want to see it continue as it is, they are responding to memetic<br>
pressure from the list itself.<br><br>
You have to fight back. Any time you have created something and
it<br>
starts to control your life, think about whether you really want to
be<br>
in thrall to your creation. Often the best thing to do is to move
on.<br>
Start something new. It is all part of staying flexible and
avoiding<br>
memetic domination.<br><br>
Hal<br>
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<dd><font size=2><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Natasha
</a><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Vita-More</a>
<dd>Cultural Strategist - Designer
<dd>Future Studies, University of Houston
<dd>President, <a href="http://www.extropy.org/">Extropy Institute</a>
<dd>Member, <a href="http://www.profuturists.com/">Association of
Professional Futurists</a>
<dd>Founder, <a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Transhumanist Arts
& </a><a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Culture</a>
<dd>Senior Associate, <a href="http://foresight.org/">Foresight
Institute</a>
<dd>Advisor, <a href="http://alcor.org/">Alcor Life Extension
Foundation</a><br><br>
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<dd><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><i>If you draw a circle in the
sand and study only what's inside the circle, then that is a
closed-system perspective. If you study what is inside the circle and
everything outside the circle, then that is an open system perspective.
</i>
<dd>Buckminster Fuller<br>
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