Create tools that make it easier to express, exchange, filter and realize ideas. This will allow us to get a grip on what we need to do and how we can do it. As a side-effect this will also lead to the development of even better tools (the law of accelerating returns). Repeat until singularity.
In other words, keep working on Leo and stuff like it :) On Oct 31, 8:45 am, "Edward K. Ream" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a walk recently, I wrote down the following question: > > QQQ > How to hold open the space of "not knowing how to solve *big* > problems" ? > QQQ > > I'm talking about the truly big problems, like how to end stupid wars > (aren't all wars stupid?), how to create a sustainable society, how to > protect the planet, how to reverse global warming. > > I won't call this off topic, because the same kind of question could > apply to Leo: how to make Leo the default editor of most programmers. > > I don't have answers, but I do know that most people, including me, do > not confront such questions well. We make jokes (have we figured out > how to save the world yet?), we pretend we are helpless, we are > generally resigned in a myriad of ways. Well, imo that is a truly > stupid, gutless, thoughtless, you might even say evil response. And > to repeat, I'm as "guilty" as anyone else. > > So the first step is to get fed up with the petty resignation :-) > > Edward --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
