X-Message-Number: 14514 Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:00:58 -0400 From: Paul Wakfer <> Subject: A Community of Cryonicists? References: <> Both de Rivaz and Smith (and others before them more or else) have stated that cryonicists are a "special" community who may have some unique or different viewpoint on practically any and every subject, and that therefore they wish to continue to hear and give those special viewpoints. The idea of finding a "home" for oneself and one's worldview is a psychologically attractive idea which many people have from an early age. It is especially strong in those who are "different" and feel alienated from much of humankind. I myself used to feel this way and have in the past sought to find "community" among various groups each of which I initially assumed would be "my kind of people". However, after finding in each case that the professed common goal was not sufficient to sift the devotees to that goal into being anything less than a small representative sample of the broad spectrum of mankind, I finally realized that any such single purpose, no matter how apparently fundamental would not be sufficient to eliminate those who were not "my kind of people". My years of experience in cryonics once again proved to me that there similarly is no community of like-thinking, like-valuing, like-caring people (nor for that matter among life-extensionists in general). Thus, I have no more interest in the views of cryonicists on matters not directly relating to cryonics than I do in the views of any other specialty group. OTOH, I have *more* interest in the views of a group (those subscribed to the specialty list) who appear to have a special interest in that particular subject matter. That being the case, if those who believe that there is a true community among cryonicists and wish to hear their views on all and sundry matters are going to continue to flood this list with non-cryonics related material (about which I would rather read in a specialty list or not at all), then in order to optimize my use of time, I must perforce unsubscribe to this list which has become an inward looking club rather than the specialty list which its name implies. -- Paul -- Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14514