Not everyone agrees with Eliezer on everything; this is usually not that explicit, but consider e.g. the number of people talking about relationships vs. the number of people talking about cryonics or FAI—LW doesn’t act, collectively, as if it really believes Eliezer is right
Well, I personally am one of those people who thinks that cryonics is currently not worth worrying about, and that the Singularity is unlikely to happen anytime soon (in astronomical terms). So, there exists at least one outlier in the Less Wrong hive mind...
Judging by the recent survey, your cryonics beliefs are pretty normal with 53% considering it, 36% rejecting it and only 4% having signed up. LW isn’t a very hive-mindey community, unless you count atheism.
(The singularity, yes, you’re very much in the minority with the most skeptical quartile expecting it in 2150)
Regarding cryonics, you’re right and I was wrong, so thanks !
But in the interest of pedantry I should point out that among those 96% who did not sign up, many did not sign up simply due to a lack of funds, and not because of any misgivings they have about the process.
Classic example of bikeshedding.
Well, I personally am one of those people who thinks that cryonics is currently not worth worrying about, and that the Singularity is unlikely to happen anytime soon (in astronomical terms). So, there exists at least one outlier in the Less Wrong hive mind...
Judging by the recent survey, your cryonics beliefs are pretty normal with 53% considering it, 36% rejecting it and only 4% having signed up. LW isn’t a very hive-mindey community, unless you count atheism.
(The singularity, yes, you’re very much in the minority with the most skeptical quartile expecting it in 2150)
Regarding cryonics, you’re right and I was wrong, so thanks !
But in the interest of pedantry I should point out that among those 96% who did not sign up, many did not sign up simply due to a lack of funds, and not because of any misgivings they have about the process.
It sounds like 96% did not sign up.
Er, right, sorry, pasted the wrong thing. Editing to fix.
I guess that’s what bikeshedding feels like.