[ExI] subject line discipline: was: RE: Usages of the term libertarianism

spike spike66 at att.net
Sat Jun 4 15:53:16 UTC 2011


We have an extended thread that has drifted towards power generation, still
being labeled "Usages of the term libertarianism.  Do feel free, encouraged
even, to rename the thread. 

spike

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Eugen Leitl
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 8:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Usages of the term libertarianism

On Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 04:03:49PM +0200, Stefano Vaj wrote:

> Yes, I am inclined to agree, and this is even more applicable to 
> Italy, where a referendum on nuclear energy with a predictable outcome 
> is about to be celebrated.
> 
> Moreover, there is even... a rationale behind the choice of not 
> thinking, on the tunes of "Why should I care about what is going to 
> happen in a few years? Even I chose to do it, this would mean 
> political suicide, and I would be replaced by somebody who is not even
*tempted* to think about it".

Luckily, the technology is fine-grained enough so that we can take it into
our own hands. It is also rapidly approaching grid parity, so producing your
own power should be rational enough, for most people.
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