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jacob_cannell comments on I have just donated $10,000 to the Immortality Bus, which was the most rational decision of my life - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: jacob_cannell 22 July 2015 03:42:12AM 0 points [-]

I loved this comment, but then realized I may not have understood it - is the apocalyptic scenario one where a bunch of people die, but somehow those remaining tend to be Zoltan supporters?

Comment author: David_Bolin 22 July 2015 04:46:00AM 2 points [-]

I actually meant it more generally, in the sense of highly unusual situations. So gjm's suggested path would count.

But more straightforwardly apocalyptic situations could also work. So a whole bunch of people die, then those remaining become concerned about existential risk -- given what just happened -- and this leads to people becoming convinced Zoltan would be a good idea. This is more likely than a virus that kills non-Zoltan supporters.