I didn't think that the post was solely about the talk given by Michael Vassar. I thought it was also about the Breakthrough Philanthropy event. Out of sheer curiosity I wondered why the Thiel foundation didn't care to invite other non-profits, for example the ones I mentioned. Not that Peter Thiel can't do what he wants with his money. I'm sorry if I have misunderstood something. Never mind.
Putting all those events together into one thing doesn't actually work. I find myself confused trying to contemplate the sort of mind that could simultaneously advocate cryonics and seasteading, as if social cohesion wasn't a useful thing in preserving a frozen head for a few centuries. Maybe I've missed something.
A week ago I made a pitch for the Singularity Institute to a crowd of interested potential donors, along with a number of leaders of other non-profit organizations with relatively radical and innovative goals. The videos are here, and should be a good introduction to a significant part of the noosphere for people not yet familiar with it.