I think revolutionary is still a little lofty. These people consumed a product. They were among the first people to consume a product. The whole post reads like, “I liked Nirvana before they were popular, and I want special status conveyed on me to recognize that fact.”
Like I said, most of the people at that gathering were not heroes; they were people who signed up out of common sense. Some of them were trying to cure cancer (literally) or get the whole world signed up for cryonics; those were the heroes.
I meant “revolutionary” would be for “people trying to change life as we know it” (as Eliezer put it), not just anybody signed up for cryonics. (And “hero” would be for those who succeed at changing life as we know it (for the better).) But maybe it’s not the best term anyway, it was just an example.
I think revolutionary is still a little lofty. These people consumed a product. They were among the first people to consume a product. The whole post reads like, “I liked Nirvana before they were popular, and I want special status conveyed on me to recognize that fact.”
Like I said, most of the people at that gathering were not heroes; they were people who signed up out of common sense. Some of them were trying to cure cancer (literally) or get the whole world signed up for cryonics; those were the heroes.
I meant “revolutionary” would be for “people trying to change life as we know it” (as Eliezer put it), not just anybody signed up for cryonics. (And “hero” would be for those who succeed at changing life as we know it (for the better).) But maybe it’s not the best term anyway, it was just an example.