Okay, back to my discussion with myself ;-) > This, of course, a tendency only. But it's sufficient and it surely > kills innovation. I wonder how much further this tendency will go.
I always found it hard to swallow when SciFi authors wrote about "old degenerate races". Not only Dr. Brin; it also appeared in the Perry Rhodan pulp. I always wondered why there was no single brilliant, energetic, innovative member of this "degenerate species" who would turn the tide. Yup, that's naive. Probably read too many stories and/or watched too many movies where the hero would save the world/universe/everything, either singlehandely or with (or despite) the help of his/her idiotic sidekick. But now I wonder if we haven't already reached the goal of becoming a "degenerate race". Progress mainly happens in marketing, not in research and development. And while we have a lot of "hero material" in our population, none of them is apparently able to make a difference. - Klaus _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
