I think V_V’s comment is sufficient for you to retract your cryonics subscription. If we get uFAI you lose anyways, so I would be putting my money into that and other existential risks. You’ll benefit a lot more people that way.
I had read some of that thread, and just went and made a point of reading any comments by kalla724 that I had missed. Actually, I had them in mind when I made this thread—hoping that $500 could induce a neuroscientist to write the post kalla724 mentioned (but as far as I can tell never wrote), or or else be willing to spend a few hours fielding questions from me about cryonics. I considered PMing kalla724 directly, but they don’t seem to have participated in LW in some time.
Edit: PM’d kalla724. Don’t expect a response, but seemed worth the 10 seconds on that off-chance.
Kalla724 is strongly convinced that the information that makes us us won’t be preserved by current cryonics techniques, and he says he’s a neuroscientist. Still, it would be nice if he’d write something a bit more complete so it could be looked at by other neuroscientists who could then tell us if he knows what he’s talking about, at least.
You have read the full kalla724 thread, right?
I think V_V’s comment is sufficient for you to retract your cryonics subscription. If we get uFAI you lose anyways, so I would be putting my money into that and other existential risks. You’ll benefit a lot more people that way.
I had read some of that thread, and just went and made a point of reading any comments by kalla724 that I had missed. Actually, I had them in mind when I made this thread—hoping that $500 could induce a neuroscientist to write the post kalla724 mentioned (but as far as I can tell never wrote), or or else be willing to spend a few hours fielding questions from me about cryonics. I considered PMing kalla724 directly, but they don’t seem to have participated in LW in some time.
Edit: PM’d kalla724. Don’t expect a response, but seemed worth the 10 seconds on that off-chance.
Kalla724 is strongly convinced that the information that makes us us won’t be preserved by current cryonics techniques, and he says he’s a neuroscientist. Still, it would be nice if he’d write something a bit more complete so it could be looked at by other neuroscientists who could then tell us if he knows what he’s talking about, at least.