I wonder if there is such a thing as a non-fringe technophile. Who are they and what do they think/do ?
Tech is cool, but further improvement is scary? Tech is cool, but it'll never be able to do (something that sounds scary to many people but is entirely reasonable from a reductionist/materialist perspective) ?
Concerning Less Wrong's tagline, consider this plausible reaction of someone looking at LW for the first time:
And here are two real quotes from 2009:
And in reply:
The quoted text speaks for itself really. So therefore I think LW's admins/web designers should seriously consider replacing the rationality tagline with something more savory.