[AlexAndScripts]

100%. I see them conflated a lot, particularly outside of HN, and I think it really damages the discourse. Censorship for political or brand reasons (and I'm not making a moral judgement by my choice of language) is very different to aligning for safety reasons.

[reducesuffering]

Yep. And it's lazy to think that the pro-cryogenics, pro-nuclear, pro-engineering people are the same as the ones storming a Tesla factory or causing wildly unexpected Gemini output.

"No no no, this thing though actually, may be a problem. If you're rejecting it because we sound like a bunch of crazies, Just notice that some number of people who are worried about this, I'm on your team, I'm on the techno-optimist team. Its not obvious why its true. It takes a good deal of engagement with the material to see why its true. Because at first, it seems like it shouldn't be that big of a deal, it shouldn't be that big of a problem. but then the more you dig in, actually, oh wait a second, and it is." -Emmett

[nicklecompte]

"People who support cryonics are sober-minded, reasonable individuals who would surely never be misled by unscientific techno-mysticism."

I am amazed at the Dunning-Kruger syndrome on display here.