Why are there so many rationalist cults? 11 months agoI don't believe anyone has taken it seriously in the last half-decade, if you find counter-evidence for that belief let me know. 0ThreadHN
Vernor Vinge has died 2 years agoChecking Alcor¹ and the Cryonics Institute² suggests no :-/¹: https://www.alcor.org/news/ ²: https://cryonics.org/case-reports/ 0ThreadHN
Have attention spans been declining? 3 years agoI guess the question is not has attention spans declined, I think pretty much everyone can say yes.What evidence do you base that belief on? 0ThreadHN
Have attention spans been declining? 3 years agoThis is a submission to a [contest](https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2023/01/01/mysterious-mysterie...) SMTM are running, so the author is very likely not the normal authors of SMTM. 0ThreadHN
Have attention spans been declining? 3 years agoYeah, I'm pretty sure it's a probability attached to that statement. 0ThreadHN