X-Message-Number: 29249
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:44:50 -0700
From: "Jeff Davis" <>
Subject: Re: dead guy days

Message #29238
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 15:45:52 -0500 (EST)
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: dead guy days

> Any idiot can attract attention
to cryonics. It remains one of the most effective media
magnets. But actually changing people's minds and getting
them to sign up is one of the hardest PR challenges of all.

I can easily understand why Charles finds getting sign ups for
cryonics "one of the hardest PR challenges of all".  In all the years
I have been reading the cryonet,  Charles has never had anything nice
to say about anyone, while simultaneously oozing the notion that he is
the font of all wisdom-- cryonics wisdom to be sure, but why stop
there.

He's a bright guy intellectually -- his articles on technology have
convinced me of that-- but he gives every impression of being socially
clueless (Geek Social Ineptness Syndrome).  No one -- repeat NO ONE --
likes a humourless, dismissive, know-it-all.  And when the socially
inept know-it-all fails to persuade, does he accept responsibility for
that failure?   Of course not.  He says the problem is too hard or the
person he is trying to persuade is too dim.

Charles has been WORKING to advance cryonics for a long time.  Not
just running off at the mouth like me.  He certainly has  energy and
initiative.  But does he have competence?  He founded Cryocare; now
moribund.  He worked for Alcor.  Hired Larry Johnson.  Now he's
involved with Suspended Animation, Inc.

I don't for a minute question his motives, but you know the old
saying, "With friends like these..."  Charles desperately needs to
read a copy of Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence
people".

By the way.  Several months ago Francois asked about the marketing of
cryonics, a question that repeatedly comes up.  She (he?) received the
usual responses.  I was busy and, as always, lazy.  I still don't have
the time for the full response.  So let me just say this.  There are
literally millions of people DESPERATE to avail themselves of the
services of the cryonics organizations.  Millions.  And they're all
hiding in plain sight.  But the cryo orgs seems dedicated to fleeing
from awareness of their real potential customers, preferring the
continued pursuit of fringe customers and diffident non-customers(whom
they have historically and erroneously concluded to be their major
market).  Oh, well.

If someone will ask politely, I will tell you who these customers are.

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