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Re:The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by ethanbond on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:38PM (#37908697)
The “wanting to distance oneself” is an extremely pragmatic reaction: if you believe similar arguments need to be made, you have a legitimate interest in putting forth good versions of those arguments.

I’m not really sure what the purpose of publishing something like this is. It doesn’t really seem intended to convince anyone of anything? Is the controversy the point? Galvanizing some “base?”

Re:The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by carapace on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:03AM (#37910826)
> I’m not really sure what the purpose of publishing something like this is. It doesn’t really seem intended to convince anyone of anything? Is the controversy the point? Galvanizing some “base?”

The only thing that makes sense to me (other than he simply is that out of touch) is that he's actually trying to recruit followers to a new religion and so he actively wants to attract people with poor critical thinking skills.

Re:The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by tlarkworthy on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:25AM (#37910940)
> I’m not really sure what the purpose of publishing something like this is

He wants crypto to be cool

Re:The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by jddj on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @05:18PM (#37921716)
Hearing himself talk