I live in MA, close to the RI border. I go to the Cambridge, MA meetups but I’d love to do a couple meetups in Providence! Contact me if you’re interested.
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This has been mentioned before, but are you taking the positive externalities of cryonics into account?
Specifically, signing up for cryonics increases the visibility and probably the credibility of cryonics. Consider also that cryonics is so tiny that one additional member has a relatively large impact.
Many of your objections to cryonics are based on the world of today, where cryonics is weird and marginalized. Have you tried recalculating your probability of cryonics success in a hypothetical world where cryonics is normal?
I think the most likely path to a world of normal cryonics is through individual signups. And I consider that world to be valuable enough to pay for a small chance of bringing it into existence.
I’m planning to tape the talk, provided I can get clearances.
Noted. Thanks.
I’m in the greater Boston area and would definitely be a part of this.
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Steve Fever is this suggestion, exactly. It is a fairly disturbing account of an unFriendly AI attempting to resurrect a dead man using this method. Recommended.
Hi.
Yup, me too.
As one of the participants, I can honestly say Schelling Day was a highlight of the past year. The experience was every bit as powerful as described. Afterwards, I felt a sense of friendship and goodwill towards my friends (old and new) that was nearly overwhelming.
Thank you so much for organizing this event. Here’s to next year’s Schelling Day!