There is evidence for and against cryonics that I KNOW exists, but I haven’t parsed most of it yet.
If I come to the conclusion that cryonics insurance is worth betting on, I am not sure I can get my spouse on board. Since he’d ultimately be in charge of what happens to my remains, AND we have an agreement to be open about our financial decisions, him being on board is mandatory.
If I come to the conclusion that cryonics is worth betting on, I might feel morally obligated to proselytize about it. That has massive social costs for me.
I’m freaked out by the concept because very intelligent people in my life have dismissed the concept as “idiotic,” and apparently cryonics believers make researchers in the field of cryogenics very uncomfortable.
Basically, it’s a whole mess of things to come to terms with. The spouse thing is the biggest.
I think those concerns are understandable but the thing that makes LW special is that discourse here often ignores uncomfortable barriers of thought like this. That can feel weird for outsiders.
A little of both, I think.
There is evidence for and against cryonics that I KNOW exists, but I haven’t parsed most of it yet.
If I come to the conclusion that cryonics insurance is worth betting on, I am not sure I can get my spouse on board. Since he’d ultimately be in charge of what happens to my remains, AND we have an agreement to be open about our financial decisions, him being on board is mandatory.
If I come to the conclusion that cryonics is worth betting on, I might feel morally obligated to proselytize about it. That has massive social costs for me.
I’m freaked out by the concept because very intelligent people in my life have dismissed the concept as “idiotic,” and apparently cryonics believers make researchers in the field of cryogenics very uncomfortable.
Basically, it’s a whole mess of things to come to terms with. The spouse thing is the biggest.
I think those concerns are understandable but the thing that makes LW special is that discourse here often ignores uncomfortable barriers of thought like this. That can feel weird for outsiders.