Hi Robert,
What an excellent article, and your writing is fantastic. You really took the long view, trying to make sure we get to that future of safety and unlimited possibilities that we will find in interstellar existence. My friend, I'm sure we're going to make it to that stage someday, and articles like yours are essential to help spur us into action.
There was absolutely nothing to disagree with in your article, it is really tight and it satisfyingly expresses what you set out to express.
In the "Adapt or Perish" section, I found a tie-in with what I've been doing: "But in fact we are billions of people with different experiences, different interests, and different visions for the future." Of course, foreknowledge machines would change that last bit.
I want to offer another solution to problem of why we haven't met any extraterrestrial civilizations, a topic you discuss in your essay. This was alluded to in my article: We haven't had first contact because it is possible that, in their eyes, we are like barbarians insofar as we have not yet discovered how to unite our world through viewer foreknowledge. Without being united in ourselves, we could not become united with them either, so they stay away. If this is why they have chosen to remain hidden, at least the wheels of the conceptual part of this lacking in our way of life have started to turn.
Before I sign off, I want to tell you that I have responded to your latest points in our thread on my page--I think you will find what I suggest to be intriguing, especially in the context of your article.
I have rated it well above its previous position. All in all, it is a great contribution, and I wish you luck in the contest. From what I understand in my discussions with others, the real movement happens in the last week before voting closes. Between now and then, I hope more community members will discover and experience your article, and give it the high rating it deserves.
Warmly,
Aaron