X-Message-Number: 21857 Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 00:55:59 +0000 From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: Economics/politics: followup Hi Sue et al. -- I'm glad I'm not having to make all the points by myself. Here's a bit of grist for the mill: -------- Original Message -------- Sue Hopkins wrote: > > Tax is not stolen,... > report it to your local police station and see their reaction. This seems to have been fairly well covered already. As an additional point -- What do you *expect* the reaction of the Mob's hit men to be when you complain to them that the Mob bosses are breaking the law? > ... > You appear to think that there is > no such thing as society, that you are entirely disconnected from others, > and in no way should contribute. That's not fair. While "society" is indeed a nominalization, not believing in it as an entity doesn't imply feeling entirely disconnected from others (and I don't think anyone who is not clinically depressed feels *entirely* disconnected from others). I think that Kitty feels, as I do, more connected to some than to others, and wishes to be allowed to allocate her assets accordingly. Also, everyone should be allowed to contribute to what they feel is important, either by paying for goods and services they find desirable, or by contributing to causes they deem worthy. > ... > we will be far less able physically and mentally than those > future generations... Not for long, I'd imagine, since a society capable of reviving us will probably have augmentations available -- it's not like we'll have evolved significantly by natural means. If I am frozen, I expect to be revived in closer to 300 years than 300 thousand. > we will have frozen along with us all kinds of > pollutants, viruses and bacteria that will have > probably been eradicated long before we are reanimated, > ... It seems to me that would be likely to make us more valuable, rather than less. The (likely nanoengineered) immune systems of people of the future will probably have no problem with our germs, etc., but they may be interesting examples for study :-) . -- May you live long and prosper, Kennita -- Kennita Watson | Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; | None but ourselves can free our minds. http://www.kennita.com | -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21857