Still—and I’ve been noting this a lot—not to do with technical feasibility. A word I have finally been learning to spell what with writing it so much.
It may seem weird to be so focussed on this one thing what with all the other ways that cryonics can fail, but feasibility is what creates the seriousness barrier. As soon as you think that it stands a really good chance of working, you’re over the line with us wacky people, and you’re arguing about economics or whether the future wants us or suchlike with real skin in the game.
I’m surprised. I’d have though the biggest barrier to it being taken seriously is the comfort of normality barrier. That is most people are comfortable with the narrative of birth-life-death and anything that takes them outside that makes them uncomfortable and is ignored.
Yes, that’s what motivates people to come to a negative conclusion, but I think it’s the plausibility issue that allows them not to worry about the conclusions. Not many people say “if my heart stops, don’t resuscitate me”.
I don’t think it is the coming back from the dead that makes people uncomfortable so much the world and technology that is supposed in the future to enable it. The eternal life from that point on also drastically changes the narrative.
Your reply really is excellent!
Still—and I’ve been noting this a lot—not to do with technical feasibility. A word I have finally been learning to spell what with writing it so much.
It may seem weird to be so focussed on this one thing what with all the other ways that cryonics can fail, but feasibility is what creates the seriousness barrier. As soon as you think that it stands a really good chance of working, you’re over the line with us wacky people, and you’re arguing about economics or whether the future wants us or suchlike with real skin in the game.
I’m surprised. I’d have though the biggest barrier to it being taken seriously is the comfort of normality barrier. That is most people are comfortable with the narrative of birth-life-death and anything that takes them outside that makes them uncomfortable and is ignored.
Yes, that’s what motivates people to come to a negative conclusion, but I think it’s the plausibility issue that allows them not to worry about the conclusions. Not many people say “if my heart stops, don’t resuscitate me”.
I don’t think it is the coming back from the dead that makes people uncomfortable so much the world and technology that is supposed in the future to enable it. The eternal life from that point on also drastically changes the narrative.