[extropy-chat] The Hidden Luddite was Re: peak oil debate

[Adrian Tymes]

--- Brett Paatsch <bpaatsch at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Perhaps rather than just getting the word, A is not equal to B out,
> when clearly some see A as like B, a worked example might be
> produced that shows how a person applying the philosophy of
> extropy would, or could, come to a different solution to a particular
> problem than a person who was a libertarian. 
> 
> Once produced the worked example could then be pointed at. 

Ironically, the thing that sparked this part of the thread was one such
example.  It was pointed out that some corporations put their own
profits far ahead of human life, and indicated that government
regulation - like requiring practices that make honest business a lot
easier than murder for hire - could be a more effective mediator
against the negative effects of this than pure free markets and
reputations.  This is not the libertarian way, but it is compatible
with extropian principles.