I've encountered a lot of people who sound like critics but very few … — K. Eric Drexler

I've encountered a lot of people who sound like critics but very few who have substantive criticisms. There is a lot of skepticism, but it seems to be more a matter of inertia than it is of people having some real reason for thinking something else.

K. Eric DrexlerScientist · American · b. 1955

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