[ExI] Be nice to leftists

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 9:14 AM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Anders Sandberg wrote:
> <snip>
> > As for input to elites vs. spreading it around, it very much depends on
> the
> > power basis of the elites. Many of the key groups and people are key
> because
> > they have the strong support of large groups. If you want their ear, it
> > sometimes works well to get their support group concerned with the issue.
> > Typically agenda-setting requires this or a very focused effort at the
> key
> > points in the elite network.
> >
> >
>
> Sounds as though Rafal has just discovered lobbying.
>

### Well, yeah. There have been discussion on this list about what makes
greater sense as a way of popularizing transhumanism, wide outreach or
focused attention. Looks like focused attention is the way, and the pros -
political lobbyists, pharma reps, were right all along.

Rafal
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