X-Message-Number: 322 From att!Venus.YCC.Yale.Edu!LEVY%JANE Wed May 8 13:00 EST 1991 Date: Wed, 8 May 91 13:00 EST From: LEVY% Subject: Trans Time To: Message-id: <> X-Envelope-to: Is it appropriate to use the cryonics bulletin board for blatant sales pitches? Hawking one's wares on a public network is bad enough, but the obvious slight against Alcor was uncalled for. I take offense. While I'm at it: I think that the "Freezing Incorporated" attitude of the Trans Time message is exactly the kind of thing that the media will use to drive cryonics to its knees, and eventually to its death. The idea that cryonics is a bizarre cult to exploit the wealth of dying eccentrics is probably what most people have in their minds. I'm a big proponent of capitalism, but discretion and an eye toward long-term goals are necessary if this enterprise is going to go anywhere. --Simon Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=322