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Dear lord. Even though I read similar stories pretty often, your text still hits. Thanks, not for the tears, but for the reminder.
Just pointing out that Existential Risk Observatory (existentialriskobservatory.org) has been trying to reach a larger audience for a few years now, with increasing - albeit geographically limited - success.
Now THIS is truly an orginal post for this forum. Thanks! Enjoyed reading it, and it expanded my thinking!
Nothing much more to add except for that I'll be using "pepperoni airplane" a lot from now on. I agree with your take on nontraditional paths.
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This appeals strongly to Millennials and Zoomers. Love it. Also, still a format that brings the message across. Thanks!
Can you please explain what you mean by "anti-aging fetish"?
I think the cost of brain preservation procedures and financial accessibility is extremely important. As I mention in the post, some of the options that are already available today are relatively cheap, costing a few thousand dollars. This is cheaper than the average funeral in the United States. With more research, the procedures could potentially become cheaper. In my view, brain preservation would ideally be free to the individual and paid for by philanthropy or health insurance, so that ...
In the light of recent events, have your opinion or the epistemic status of your beliefs held shifted?
Hear hear. And not to even mention how killing it is for curiousity and happiness to have this the near-obligation to publish in the highest ranking journals in academia.
Thanks for this! Just gonna comment so that I can find this whenever I need to borrow some arguments made in this piece, if that's alright.
I don't have much to add or say about this, other than that I love it and support it! Please keep on doing this!
Woah, this goes way over my head, so I'm gonna keep on re-reading it until I understand it (hopefully). Thanks for this post!