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post by JanGoergens (jantrooper2) · 2024-12-29T20:14:12.554Z · LW · GW · 2 commentsContents
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comment by JanGoergens (jantrooper2) · 2024-12-29T20:14:12.649Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Does it make sense to reach out to Bryan Johnson (Venmo founder and creator of a large YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanJohnson) to ask for funding for LessWrong? It just occurred to me that his interests seem very aligned with ours, and he might see value in supporting the community.
Replies from: gwern↑ comment by gwern · 2024-12-31T20:10:41.854Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Bryan Johnson is plugged in to Bay Area stuff and Twitter and regularly goes to places where AI risk is discussed seriously, like certain conferences, and if he is not already interested, it is almost certainly not due to ignorance of the sort some cold outreach could fix, but because he either doesn't believe it is a big deal or has chosen to prioritize his longevity/biohacking interests, and lobbying him unsolicited would probably just annoy him and I do not recommend trying. (Given the size of his exit many years ago, Johnson is probably not so wealthy he can casually throw large sums at projects of minor personal priority.)