There was some irony, but skepticism is a real reason why some people refrain. The necklace is simply part of the scenario, I see no particular reason to remove it from the story except risk of confusion. So, instead of a necklace, make it a “magic decoder ring”, or, if we need to maintain privacy, a “harmonic suppository”.
EY is right, though that if this one is meant seriously, the final sentence should read:
Answering yes to (8) means that you shouldn’t refrain from cryonics because you dislike being victimized by quacks.
I thought Eliezer was taking your comment a bit seriously—but on rereading his comment, I now think it makes sense to ask for your objections to be split up.
There’s a problem, though—his “don’t tell people about the necklace” sounds as though it would help to defeat its ostensible purpose. It is intended to send a message to those close to the near-death-experience. It is tricky to send that kind of message to one group, while not sending it to everyone else as well.
I think that was intended more as irony.
There was some irony, but skepticism is a real reason why some people refrain. The necklace is simply part of the scenario, I see no particular reason to remove it from the story except risk of confusion. So, instead of a necklace, make it a “magic decoder ring”, or, if we need to maintain privacy, a “harmonic suppository”.
EY is right, though that if this one is meant seriously, the final sentence should read: Answering yes to (8) means that you shouldn’t refrain from cryonics because you dislike being victimized by quacks.
Necklace seems OK to me—the Alcor Emergency ID Tags includes a necklace and bracelet.
I thought Eliezer was taking your comment a bit seriously—but on rereading his comment, I now think it makes sense to ask for your objections to be split up.
There’s a problem, though—his “don’t tell people about the necklace” sounds as though it would help to defeat its ostensible purpose. It is intended to send a message to those close to the near-death-experience. It is tricky to send that kind of message to one group, while not sending it to everyone else as well.