PhilGoetz comments on $100 off for Less Wrong: Singularity Summit 2011 on Oct 15 - 16 in New York - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CronoDAS 24 September 2011 09:50:21PM 10 points [-]

Even at $485 I still wouldn't be able to convince my family members to attend.

Weekend passes to an event like Comic-Con or Otakon usually run less than $100. Smaller fan conventions, such as Intervention also keep admissions prices below $100. NECSS, a seemingly similar event, charges $65 for full price tickets. What makes the Singularity Summit so much more expensive than all these other events?

Comment author: PhilGoetz 01 October 2011 03:36:23AM 1 point [-]

There should be a lot of people reading this who know better than me, but I thought that the Singularity Summit is what pays for many of SIAI's activities.

Also, how many names of speakers at the SSummit do you recognize, and how many at NECSS? I don't know if any of the famous people speak for free.