That feels so sad to me. Unlike most people he had the possibility of cryopreservation.
Here we are on the cusp of the singularity, and even if we make it through, he, who saw it coming earlier than almost anyone, who saw more clearly than most how radically everything would change, won’t live to see it.
According to Max More, Vernor Vinge did know about cryonics, and either declined it or didn’t act on it: “Part of me is upset with myself for not pushing him to make cryonics arrangements. However, he knew about it and made his choice.”
That feels so sad to me. Unlike most people he had the possibility of cryopreservation.
Here we are on the cusp of the singularity, and even if we make it through, he, who saw it coming earlier than almost anyone, who saw more clearly than most how radically everything would change, won’t live to see it.
I hope he makes it.
Presumably he understood the value proposition of cryonics and declined it, right?
According to Max More, Vernor Vinge did know about cryonics, and either declined it or didn’t act on it: “Part of me is upset with myself for not pushing him to make cryonics arrangements. However, he knew about it and made his choice.”