X-Message-Number: 12298 Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 06:55:55 -0700 (PDT) From: diana singh <> Subject: Let's move ahead Hi everyone, I think there is a slight misunderstanding about what George is trying to say and what others are reading into his correspondence. Cryonics by its very nature can become extremly popular if it is projected in a positive way by the industry/government/institutional framework. Cryonics has not spread at all during the last two decades inspite of so much time and money that has been put in by the core group(this core group will always be around propably changing with time). What George means is that the time has come for us to be open for a radical shift in our approach. We could do this in the following way; (these points are my own), - Interact with the industry and try to involve them in doing research in cryonics wherever possible. - Encourage companies like 21cM to list on the stock market (I do not know if 21cM is publicly traded in the US). This will increase the knowledge about cryonics in the investor community. We might get a few hundred new members just by one IPO of a cryonic related company. The US market is closely watched by the world community and there is possibility of non-American members joining cryonics also. - A successful IPO will attract the bigger companies into cryonics. Ofcourse some of you will argue that a cryonics related company will never be successful. This is where George's optimism should be taken seriously. We have to pull in big money. I mean why shouldn't we do it? Why wait for the next century and the future to take its course. This is the future. We have to mould it as we want to. IN ALL POSSIBLE WAYS. NOT BY RESEARCH ALONE. - If the Nano computer is going to be successful we should encourage (by writing articles in magazines/newspapers or appearing on TV) the companies in this area to establish research links with biotech/genetic/pharma/IT firms (arrange meetings between the key participants). What the core group of cryonicysts can do is to bring about a consious convergence in different technologies. Since they themselves cannot do all the required research, by bringing about a convergence a cryonics centered discipline can be forged. Mr. Bridge wrote; <It's a comfortable philosophy. Cheap. Leaves plenty of time for typing opinions on CryoNet. No one has to leave his home or do any real work. Not terribly *realistic*, of course; but then, what the heck? We're cryonicists; what do we know about reality > - Let's not be too critical of those who are not active in cryonics on a daily basis (I don't know if George is). I mean how much can I contribute given my circumstances and nature of work. People who are outside the scientific establishment can only share whatever little they understand. If cryonet members like myself make a few errors or are overconfident it is upto the senior members to understand and not react too negatively. I think we have one of the best discussion groups in the world. - One last thing. A hundred years ago no one had a car. Today almost everyone in the developed world and probably 20% of the developing world owns a car. That's 500 million cars @ $10,000 per car = $5000 billion!!! Enough to attract the biggest corporations. Now cryonics ; 500 million people preserved @ $20,000 (conservative estimate) = $10,000 billion !!!!! (Like I said please don't get critical ! but that's our potential and market). Let a hundred George Smiths and a thousand Saul Kents bloom so that we can live for a million years!! Bye Gurvinder __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12298