Re: Isn't it about time for D3?

[ketmar via Digitalmars-d]

Mike B Johnson wrote:

> On Sunday, 11 June 2017 at 06:14:43 UTC, ketmar wrote:
>> Mike B Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, sounds good, because to make progress, progress has to be made. 
>>> Most people are very shortsighted and live in a fear based mentality. 
>>> Mention any type of change and they nearly shit themselves and never 
>>> actually think about the consequence of those changes. They just assume 
>>> it means change and it's something they can't handle.
>>>
>>> Having an "experimental" D allows those crazy and potentially "mind 
>>> altering" advancements to be worked on, advanced, and polished. It 
>>> takes time for ideas to grow(because, ultimately, it involves learning 
>>> and learning takes time).
>>
>> yeah. this is exactly the mentality i want to fight with. in my opition, 
>> having such forum "officially blessed" will encourage people to 
>> experiment. or at least i hope so. ;-)
>
> It's an uphill battle. You are fighting human nature/evolution/ignorance 
> ;/ The good news is that humans are good at mountain climbing when they 
> want to be.

yeah. i don't have enough energy to keep a *real* fight going, but i at 
least poping up with my "experimental forum" idea from time to time. i'm in 
no hurry, and i'm sure that slow, but constant efforts will won the battle. 
10 years, 100 years, 1000 years... as i said, i'm in no hurry at all. ;-)