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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>That’s the problem isn’t it. Much of society is hostile to people who speak their mind. Hostility leads to fear and paranoia which in turn leads to hiding and deception. Considering that violence is immortal, it seems we will remain only able to truly express ourselves in an anonymous manner.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">Dave S via extropy-chat</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, December 13, 2021 3:32 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">ExI chat list</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:sparge@gmail.com">Dave S</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ExI] why the book is better</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 3:19 PM Hermes Trismegistus via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:</p></div></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>So many people these days hide and limit themselves out of fear of being cancelled.</p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yeah, but "cancel culture" isn't a new thing: it's a new name for an old thing. As an atheist and libertarian, I've found it's easier and safer not to share my beliefs. In the right setting, sure.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-Dave</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>