I’m not quite sure what you’re referring to by “the prominent belief patterns,” but neither low confidence that signing up for cryonics results in life extension, nor low confidence that AI research increases existential risk, are especially uncommon here. That said, high confidence in those things is far more common here than elsewhere.
That is more or less what I am trying to say. It’s just that I’ve noticed several people on Welcome threads saying things like, “Unlike many LessWrongers, I don’t think cryonics is a good idea / am not concerned about AI risk.”
I’m not quite sure what you’re referring to by “the prominent belief patterns,” but neither low confidence that signing up for cryonics results in life extension, nor low confidence that AI research increases existential risk, are especially uncommon here. That said, high confidence in those things is far more common here than elsewhere.
That is more or less what I am trying to say. It’s just that I’ve noticed several people on Welcome threads saying things like, “Unlike many LessWrongers, I don’t think cryonics is a good idea / am not concerned about AI risk.”