X-Message-Number: 33415
Subject: Re: Open letter to the cryonics community
From: David Stodolsky <>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 20:09:20 +0100
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On 2 Mar 2011, at 11:00 AM, CryoNet wrote:

> I don't know about Alcor, but CI is growing as a slow but steady pace. 


This is a misinterpretation of the data. CI's has a flat absolute number of new 
members yearly, which is a decreasing growth rate. In recent years, Alcor's 
membership has been almost constant, which corresponds to a zero growth rate.

Population growth is explained here:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4532706_calculate-growth-rate-percent-change.html

http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/populati.html



> It is true we could have done better and every time somebody dies without 
having properly considered the cryonic alternative I feel a great loss and I 
often wonder why so few people join us.


The reasons for this are clear from the analysis I posted to this List earlier. 
In the final analysis, it results from a profound inability to apply the most 
basic principles of marketing science. 


dss

David Stodolsky
          Skype/Twitter: davidstodolsky

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