> Perhaps we should ask ourselves what could make the promise of our salvation more credible. Consistent, long-term, highly visible propaganda put everywhere.

> Perhaps we should ask ourselves what could make the promise of our salvation more credible. Consistent, long-term, highly visible propaganda put everywhere. Paid ads, people proselytizing in the streets, billboards with posters repeating the same message over and over. In general, to get popular, you either need to luck out and be at the right place at the right time, or you can force it with propaganda. I don't see any other way. Rational arguments are useless if no one is aware they exist. Plus, rational arguments tend to require thinking on the receiving end, which is hard for people who just glance at something in passing. Simple message hammered into people's heads over and over is the only thing that seems to work. If I ever become a billionaire, I will fund such a campaign. It's so disheartening to see a great technology being left in the dust due to historical accidents and resistance to any change that's intrinsic in most people. We can't do anything about the AI Winter or Lisp-machines demise, but - as many successful ad campaigns show - we can convince people to change their ways. It's just incredibly expensive, time-consuming, and hard to do right - as many failed ad campaigns show.