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505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 9:09 PM Eric Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > At least from the brief summary, the book seems to assume a very > heterosexual world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronormativity > > I've been to a few gay clubs, and a few drag shows, and let me assure you > that it is quite possible to have non-dreary spaces where there are not > women. > > "Oh my god, what would men do if women suddenly disappeared?!?" .... I > mean, yeah, that's a mystery <eye roll>.... <buys stock in sex-doll > companies, gay entertainment conglomerates, and lube manufacturers> > > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> “Heteronormative?” >> >> n >> >> >> >> Nicholas Thompson >> >> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology >> >> Clark University >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Eric Charles >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 13, 2021 5:29 PM >> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < >> [email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Talent and Moral Luck - Steelman attempt >> >> >> >> Odd... my initial reaction to the synopsis was that it sounded very >> heteronormative :- D >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 5:36 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Uck! A world without women; would it be SEXIST to say, I think that >> would be a truly dreary place? How could it NOT be sexist to say that? >> Hmmmm! >> >> >> >> Nicholas Thompson >> >> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology >> >> Clark University >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Steve Smith >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:07 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Talent and Moral Luck - Steelman attempt >> >> >> >> >> >> One could drive the cash to a recipient, or send Bitcoin. There's no >> requirement of anyone to afford a donor of any particular convenience. >> >> I submit this apocalyptic tale from Frank Herbert (Dune): >> >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93448.The_White_Plague >> >> Relevant Synopsis: Scientist (microbiologist/virologist) has his wife >> and daughter(s?) killed in a terrorist (IRA) attack on civilians. He >> withdraws from his work, consolidates his assets and builds a biolab in the >> basement of a farmhouse in Iowa (or similar). He gene splices a virus that >> has A) good longevity outside of human body; B) spreads easily and well; >> C) kills only women. He consolidates his remaining assets into small >> bills; laces them with the virus; sends modest donations to every front >> for terrorist organizations he can discover. He built in a time-out that >> *should* stop the virus after the appropriate number of generations to kill >> all of the terrorist/ally women. This is where all goes awry... a >> mutation? breaks the timeout and the virus spreads around the world leaving >> all but a few handfuls of women who happened to be in some kind of >> isolation (e.g. in space, yachting around the world, etc.) ... this is the >> first two chapters or so, the rest (bulk) of the book is post-apocalyptic >> yadda yadda but with the overtone of all the surviving men in the world >> having to come to terms with how much they took their women for granted, >> etc. >> >> Sadly, I fear this scenario is not nearly as far fetched as it was when >> he wrote it (80s?)... >> >> Cross breed this story with Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" and you get >> virus that collapses the world economic system... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Friam <[email protected]> <[email protected]> On >> Behalf Of jon zingale >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:26 AM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Talent and Moral Luck - Steelman attempt >> >> >> >> Very well summarized. I am hearing that Nick's question is one of cultural >> cultivation. Finding and maintaining a sweet spot seems crucial. Is it the >> responsibility and obligation of those with power to sit at the head of the >> household, to play the role of daddy to all free persons? I watched a DW >> broadcast where it was reported that financial services like Stripe no >> longer allow users to donate money to Donald Trump, and Deutsche Bank has >> cut business ties with him. The report closed with a broadcaster saying, >> "Well, it looks like money talks". I couldn't help but think that it was >> exactly the opposite, a place where money will not. I was left thinking that >> I could donate money to a felon sitting in prison, but not the exiting >> president of the United States (not that I have such an ambition). Here >> pressures on Trump's context are being reformed to reflect a new status for >> the man. 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