Re: Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far.

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TB — 9/9/2011 4:09:53 AM (archived)

Keep that in mind when talking about immortality, or even lifespans in the hundreds. Might be cool for us as individuals, but cultural evolution would be like molasses in January.

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The end of Pax Americana? - TB - 9/7/2011 3:08:33 PM
- Re: The end of Pax Americana? - BuckGalaxy - 9/8/2011 1:42:43 AM
  - Re: The end of Pax Americana? - ER - 9/8/2011 2:31:17 AM
- Re: The end of Pax Americana? - ER - 9/7/2011 3:34:15 PM
  - It's all very 19th century - Robert - 9/7/2011 9:24:47 PM
    - Re: It's all very 19th century - Eri - 9/8/2011 1:26:52 AM
      - For some of us, though, the leaps are a little too mind-boggling. - Robert - 9/8/2011 7:20:40 PM
        
        Re: For some of us, though, the leaps are a little too mind-boggling. - TB - 9/8/2011 7:26:13 PM
        
        Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far. - Robert - 9/9/2011 2:28:33 AM
        
        Re: Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far. - TB - 9/9/2011 4:09:53 AM
    - Re: It's all very 19th century - ER - 9/7/2011 11:30:02 PM
      - History will repeat itself with the Internet? - Robert - 9/8/2011 12:18:33 AM
        
        Re: History will repeat itself with the Internet? - ER - 9/8/2011 2:04:24 AM
        
        One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - Robert - 9/8/2011 7:16:43 PM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - ER - 9/8/2011 9:09:28 PM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - TB - 9/8/2011 9:46:48 PM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - ER - 9/9/2011 1:34:15 AM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - Robert - 9/9/2011 2:39:56 AM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - ER - 9/10/2011 2:38:26 PM
        
        I'm sorry, ER. - Robert - 9/10/2011 6:12:29 PM
        
        Re: History will repeat itself with the Internet? - TB - 9/8/2011 2:18:53 AM
        
        Re: History will repeat itself with the Internet? - TB - 9/8/2011 12:51:13 AM

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