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From: rbg@cbosgd.UUCP (Richard Goldschmidt)
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Subject: Re: Report upon "Whither are we drifting?"
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Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 08:53:02 EDT
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Whether or not "movements for social or political change" attract technocrats
depends a lot on their philosophy.  Many of the "back to nature" movements
are (sometimes explicitly) anti-technology and anti-intellectual.  Although
many technically oriented people support environmental groups, they don't
usually share this attitude.  Many of the pro-space groups get almost all
their support from the technical community.  Perhaps many technical people
are less political because they are more absorbed by their work than the
average person?