gwern comments on Cryonics as Charity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 15 November 2012 05:29:20PM *  -1 points [-]

Does this world have a larger economy than it did in 2009? Is it larger than the real world equivalent?

Your hypothetical is irrelevant and would be irrelevant even if everyone in the world signed up for cryonics.

I guess that's part of 'demand creates its own supply' then

No, it's just an observation that not every possible clearing market of bonds will maximize growth... See previous points about utility and discounting etc.