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To: Dan B. who wrote (5250)	6/8/2000 9:26:00 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5676

< His post here cannot detract from the value of communication,> Pomposity and broad generalizations not withstanding this is the 'bottom line'. Thanks DAK

To: Dan B. who wrote (5250)	6/8/2000 11:56:00 PM
From: onurbius	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5676

<Unmeasured in productivity data that ignores new products, the creativity unleashed by the net is best revealed by the efflorescence of scores of thousands of amazing new technology companies and the enrichment of stock market values in the face of a hostile Federal Reserve that does not comprehend the new economy any more than you do.> Right. The new economy which, for one thing, if left to it's own devices, through the ascendency of AI (artificial intelligence) AND the bio-engineering phenomenon, may well put millions of people out of work, unless they are subservient workers within the technological infrastructure itself - subservient to the machines and software, that is. The major philosophical questions here go way beyond the gee whiz efflorescence of dotcoms, bandwidth and fiberoptics; there are sea change sociopsychopolitical events underway in the face of a starry eyed visionary like George Gilder who does not comprehend the true implications of the inexorable technological future any more than you do.

To: Dan B. who wrote (5250)	6/9/2000 9:03:00 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5676

I was thinking of what I would think [off the top of my head] was the best thing about the internet. First thing I thought about was how much more diverse information is suddenly at ones fingertips. The flip side is that now a much more diverse group of 'sellers' could now reach a huge audience... ie. a much more equalized playing field over an infinitely wide range of products from the much touted music story, down to crafts people. In essence perhaps it would allow for a 'decentralization' AND a widening of many business lines. DAK