[extropy-chat] Converging Technologies for a Diverse Europe

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

If this is what you want in the US, but of course! But I think a
majority of people in the US would prefer some degree of public
oversight on tech development to help avoiding runaway unwanted side
effects.
It is all a metter of appropriate degree. I don't want to restart old
discussions but let's see, to me libertarianism in the good sense
means "live and let live". Of course I don't object to that. But the
issue is how to solve conflicts. If my neighbour wants to take craps
in my garden, I want a way to solve the issue short of shooting each
other.
G.

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:17:16 -0700, Spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Giu1i0 Pri5c0
> > Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Converging Technologies for a
> > Diverse Europe
> >
> >
> > I really wish we could stop seeing things in black and white. The
> > world is a complex place, if we get our way it will be even more
> > complex not less, and there is no easy naive -ism with all the
> > answers. In some cases the "answer" can be some element of
> > libertarianism, it other cases it can be some element of (horror)
> > social-democracy, in most cases it will be some mix of both.
> > G.
>
> OK there is a solution here that might work for everyone.
> Let the U.S. proceed with transhumanism under maximum
> libertarianism, let Europe attempt it under some element of
> horror social-democracy.  Then we should all have a
> choice.  Thanks Giu2i0!  {8-]  spike