Controversy! In his recent post to the Extropians list, Robin Hanson recommends this book highly:
"I consider myself to be
a grump with high standards: most outrageous ideas are junk, and I
hope that by being very selective in endorsing very few ideas, the few
endorsements I make (such as pro-cryonics) will be taken seriously.
So please listen when I say (and note how unusual this statement is):
STRAUSS & HOWE ARE RADICAL, IMPORTANT, AND PROBABLY MOSTLY RIGHT!"
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Such bold statements invite controversy. Lee Daniel Crocker quickly posted back:
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the available evidence I have of [the author]'s books, including discussions
here and the content of their web pages, I see no evidence that taking
the time to read the whole book would produce any benefit for me in
terms of increased knowledge or skills or even entertainment."
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Who are you going to listen to? Prophecies that turn on cycles of history have a dodgy reputation,
but Robin Hanson, a brilliant and productive transhumanist intellectual, seems willing to stake his reputation on Strauss & Howe's prophecy. I am intrigued.
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