When I’ve brought up cryonics on LessWrong [1][2], most commenters have said I’m being too pessimistic. When I brought it up yesterday at the Cambridge MA meetup, most people thought I was too optimistic. (I think it could work, but there are enough things that could go wrong that it’s ~1000:1 against.) What makes the groups so different on this?
Cryonics on LessWrong vs at LessWrong meetups
When I’ve brought up cryonics on LessWrong [1][2], most commenters have said I’m being too pessimistic. When I brought it up yesterday at the Cambridge MA meetup, most people thought I was too optimistic. (I think it could work, but there are enough things that could go wrong that it’s ~1000:1 against.) What makes the groups so different on this?
[1] Brain Preservation
[2] How Likely is Cryonics to Work