Well it is summer still J People are vacationing and kids are home.
My experience has been that when you mention “Singularity” within certain groups or to certain individuals they don’t get it and/or think that there are religious correlations or cultish intonations. I’m not so sure “singularity” is the best word for it but ahh I suppose at some point someone chose that and it stuck. John From: Joshua Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the wrong place to ask this question, but I can't think of anywhere better: There are people who used to be active in blogging, writing to the email lists, donating money, public speaking, or holding organizational positions in Singularitarian and related fields -- and are no longer anywhere near as active. I'd very much like to know why. Possible answers might include: 1. I still believe in the truthfulness and moral value of the Singularitarian position, but... a. ... eventually we all grow up and need to focus on career rather than activism. b. ... I just plain ran out of energy and interest. c. ... public outreach is of no value or even dangerous; what counts is the research work of a few small teams. d. ... why write on this when I'll just be repeating what's been said so often. e. ... my donations are meaningless compared to what a dot-com millionaire can give. 2. I came to realize the deep logical (or: moral) flaws in the Singularitarian position. [Please tell us they are.] 3. I came to understand that Singularitarianism has some logical and moral validity, but no more than many other important causes to which I give my time and money. And of course I am also interested to learn other answers. Again, I would like to hear from those who used to be more involved, not just those who have disagreed with Singularitarianism all along. Unfortunately, most such people are not reading this, but perhaps some have maintained at least this connection; or list members may be able to report indirectly (but please, only well-confirmed reports rather than supposition). ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=33903896-9426cf
