In the “diagnosed with Alzheimer’s” scenario, cryonics aside, it only feels like a perfectly good life if you assign non-negative utility to the subjective experience of protracted brain death. (This is one reason why abstinence from smoking is at best a half-smart policy, though I’m sure I’ll be voted down for that.)
In the “diagnosed with Alzheimer’s” scenario, cryonics aside, it only feels like a perfectly good life if you assign non-negative utility to the subjective experience of protracted brain death. (This is one reason why abstinence from smoking is at best a half-smart policy, though I’m sure I’ll be voted down for that.)
I always vote down comments that say “I’ll be voted down for this, but...”
Why did you have to add the last bit? You were making a good point!