"Hopeful upbeat solutions"? You must be young and/or naive :-) Bless your heart.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Gillian Densmore <gil.densm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good point glen. Maybie agree to some kind of middle ground then? Just off > the top of my head before taking a much needed shower.: > Try to focus more on hopeful upbeat solutions. > Or Link to a blog that has hopefull ideas > > Just > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 10:32 AM, glen ☣ <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Heh, of course you can politely ask. And as much as I agree with you, >> particularly about Trump, it damages _us_ as a whole to avoid talking about >> such messes. As Marcus lays out nicely and has been pointed out variously >> across time (e.g. "the only thing necessary for evil to exist is for good >> people to remain silent"). We must talk about it. To avoid talking about >> it is tantamount to condoning the messy state. >> >> Plus, as things like AI rise, it's our obligation (those of us who know >> some little bits about AI) to place the political mess in that context. >> What does it mean to have a tech-illiterate in control of our country? >> What does it mean when a tech-illiterate cites a narcissist techy like >> Assange? ... and takes advice from another narcissist like Thiel? ... and a >> globalist like Tillerson? ... etc. >> >> These tech-centric issues are inside our wheelhouse. Further, this sort >> of topic is right in line with "applied complexity", one of the supposed >> foci of the list. When you're over-loaded, just hit the delete key. We >> all get over-loaded sometimes and have to unplug for awhile. >> >> >> On 01/05/2017 09:19 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: >> > Can I politely ask that those who want to keep track of america's >> infurating polotical mess agree to email eachother. >> > The topic quite litterally leads me to have migranes about BS I have >> very little say in. I suspect others might be the same. >> >> -- >> ☣ glen >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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