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<H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: the why of online worlds.</H1>
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<LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: the why of online worlds.</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:cat#bga,com">cat#bga,com</A> (cat)</LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:52:31 -0500</LI>
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Mike Sellers wrote:
> Personally, I believe that viewing online worlds as mere entertainment
or
> commerce is missing the much larger, more important picture. I've said
in
> other contexts that fundamentally, I believe the Internet will prove to
be
> either the next locus of human colonization, or the biggest waste of
time
> in history -- to a large degree, it is up to us to decide by way of what
> products and services we provide.
I think you presume too much - and not enough. Not enough in that the
"colonization" is only the first step, we're evolving into a big world-
mind
where each of us is like one big neuron. The Internet is a bunch of the
important connective neural tissue. Too much in that it's not up to us,
we'll get the good thing and not the huge waste of time thing no matter
what. All we can determine is how soon and who gets the fame and
glory for it. :X)
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01275" HREF="msg01275.html">[MUD-Dev] Sugarscape: A-Life variation with economic interests</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 22:29 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01274" HREF="msg01274.html">[MUD-Dev] Rules of the game: How Long Till You Die</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 21:10 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01273" HREF="msg01273.html">[MUD-Dev] Rules of the Game: You don't always live twice Or... Take my life, Please</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 21:09 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01270" HREF="msg01270.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: roleplaying farmers?</A></strong>,
Mike L Kesl <a href="mailto:mlkesl#cpinternet,com">mlkesl#cpinternet,com</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 18:38 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01262" HREF="msg01262.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: the why of online worlds.</A></strong>,
cat <a href="mailto:cat#bga,com">cat#bga,com</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 02:53 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01256" HREF="msg01256.html">[MUD-Dev] Combat intelligence</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 29 Jun 1998, 23:33 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01257" HREF="msg01257.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Combat intelligence</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 29 Jun 1998, 23:48 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01268" HREF="msg01268.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Combat intelligence</A></strong>,
Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Tue 30 Jun 1998, 17:26 GMT
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