OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson <svj.orionwo...@gmail.com> wrote: And a recent political election would suggest the fact that some of those > young whippersnappers know just how to accomplish this too. There is hope. >
Right. And I happen to have a line into some of them. Especially my daughter, who played a role in pushing through Obamacare and the 2012 election in Pennsylvania. She is at this moment on the phone with FEMA, NYCHA, Hizhoner the Mayor, and a Congressman trying to secure help for 80,000 people marooned in Rockaway and Hamilton Beach, NY. See: http://vimeo.com/52889667 > One assumes that the forces of emergent economic behavior will eventually > take over. > Exactly. At a certain point the technology becomes unstoppable. As I have said before, that point will come when a large fraction of the population realizes this will save them ~$2,000 per year per person. > To paraphrase a well known 12-step phrase: "Go with the avalanche." > Our job is to trigger the avalanche, using methods analogous to the ones shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxYur1sqnK4 (This is the end of the movie, so it is a plot spoiler.) The indirect approach is called for. - Jed
