I and some other rationalists have been thinking about cryonics a lot recently and how we might improve the strength of cryonics offerings and the rate of adoption. After some consideration, we came up with a couple suggestions for changes to the survey that we think would be helpful and interesting.
A question along the lines of “What impact do you believe money and attention put towards life extension or other technologies such as cryonics has on the world as a whole?” Answers:
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very Negative
The purpose of this question is to evaluate whether the community feels that resources put toward the benefit of individuals through life extension and cryonics has a positive or negative impact on the world. For example, people who expect to live longer may have more of a long term orientation, leading them to do more to improve the future.
Add to the question about being signed up for cryonics an option along the lines of “No, I would like to sign up but can’t due to opposition I would face from family or friends”. We hear this is one of the reasons people don’t sign up for cryonics. It would be great to get some numbers on this, and it doesn’t add an extra question, just an extra option for that question.
I and some other rationalists have been thinking about cryonics a lot recently and how we might improve the strength of cryonics offerings and the rate of adoption. After some consideration, we came up with a couple suggestions for changes to the survey that we think would be helpful and interesting.
A question along the lines of “What impact do you believe money and attention put towards life extension or other technologies such as cryonics has on the world as a whole?” Answers:
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very Negative
The purpose of this question is to evaluate whether the community feels that resources put toward the benefit of individuals through life extension and cryonics has a positive or negative impact on the world. For example, people who expect to live longer may have more of a long term orientation, leading them to do more to improve the future.
Add to the question about being signed up for cryonics an option along the lines of “No, I would like to sign up but can’t due to opposition I would face from family or friends”. We hear this is one of the reasons people don’t sign up for cryonics. It would be great to get some numbers on this, and it doesn’t add an extra question, just an extra option for that question.