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niplav··on Why are there so many rationalist cults?
I don't believe anyone has taken it seriously in the last half-decade, if you find counter-evidence for that belief let me know.
niplav··on Vernor Vinge has died
What evidence do you base those beliefs on?
niplav··on Vernor Vinge has died
Checking Alcor¹ and the Cryonics Institute² suggests no :-/

¹: https://www.alcor.org/news/ ²: https://cryonics.org/case-reports/

niplav··on Have attention spans been declining?
> I guess the question is not has attention spans declined, I think pretty much everyone can say yes.

What evidence do you base that belief on?

niplav··on Have attention spans been declining?
This is a submission to a [contest](https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2023/01/01/mysterious-mysterie...) SMTM are running, so the author is very likely not the normal authors of SMTM.
niplav··on Have attention spans been declining?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's a probability attached to that statement.