SilasBarta comments on How to get cryocrastinators to actually sign up for cryonics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kawoomba 18 August 2012 06:42:34PM 17 points [-]

me: So, you know what cryonics is?

her: Yes

me: And you think it's a good idea?

her: Yes

me: And you are not signed up yet?

her: Yes

me: And you would like to be?

her: Yes

You might have wanted to use a control question (e.g. "How many days are in a week?"), just to check if she'd have answered "yes" to that, too.

Comment author: SilasBarta 18 September 2012 04:24:36PM 1 point [-]

Missed opportunity! If you've got a yes-bot, use a control question with higher expected value like, "Do you hereby grant power of attorney to me over your estate?" (I know, you technically need more documentation for such a big transfer...)