I agree with everything in your two replies to my post.
You know, I’m probably more susceptible to being dazzled by de Grey than most—he’s a techno-optimist, he’s an eloquent speaker, he’s involved in Alcor, and I personally have a stake in life-extension tech being developed. I’m not sure how much these factors have influenced me in subtle ways while I was writing up my thoughts on SENS.
Anyhow, doing cost-effectiveness estimates is one of my favorite ways of thinking about and better understanding problems, even when I end up throwing out the cost-effectiveness estimates at the end of the day.
I agree with everything in your two replies to my post.
You know, I’m probably more susceptible to being dazzled by de Grey than most—he’s a techno-optimist, he’s an eloquent speaker, he’s involved in Alcor, and I personally have a stake in life-extension tech being developed. I’m not sure how much these factors have influenced me in subtle ways while I was writing up my thoughts on SENS.
Anyhow, doing cost-effectiveness estimates is one of my favorite ways of thinking about and better understanding problems, even when I end up throwing out the cost-effectiveness estimates at the end of the day.