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- From: stark@dwovax.enet.dec.com (Todd I. Stark)
- Newsgroups: misc.fitness,alt.self-improve
- Subject: Is techno utopianism justified ? (Re: Why?)
- Date: 21 DEC 92 14:03:27
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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- denisl@bnr.ca (Denis Langlais) writes...
- >In article <1992Dec17.132820.5755@linus.mitre.org>, m23364@mwunix (James Meritt) writes:
- >|>
- >|> Given that you are reading this group, you presumably have at least a slight
- >|> interest in improving yourself. Why?
-
- Let me use this as a springboard, Jim.
-
- Is technical utopianism justified today ? Are we living in an age
- when some great scientific revolution into a post-modern world
- is going to save us ?
-
- One of the formerly most eloquent spokespersons for techno-utopianism,
- B.F. Skinner of Harvard has stated publicly that he offers little hope
- for our future. And Bucky Fuller is gone. :-(
-
- Do folks think utopian ideals are justified ... on scientific grounds ?
- ... maybe on spiritual grounds, as in Marilyn Ferguson and crowd ?
-
- Is 'self-improvement' a self-indulgent activity or will it lead to
- our salvation or survival ?
-
- (I don't have answers prepared, well reasoned flames are duly
- solicited. I was raised and trained a techno-utopian, but I have
- second thoughts today).
-
- kind regards,
-
- todd
- >
- >
- >I need to discipline myself further, especially in terms of
- >time management.
- >I need to improve my interactions with people.
- >In this world of increasing technical sophistication people are
- >training by taking technical courses. My feeling is that to be
- >effective today at work and at home requires more people skills
- >than technical skills( 80%/20%)
- >
- >In the past some people have posted excellent ideas in this newsgroup
- >that have changed my life. I look forward to more good ideas and
- >also hope to post some of my own.
- >
- >--
- >Denis Langlais Internet: denisl@bnr.ca
- >BNR Ltd.
- >My opinions are my own
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