Frankly, I think that future societies will be so resources-rich that they’ll revive everyone because the small increase in entertainment thus provided will easily pay for the costs. However, if that’s not so, there’s an advantage to being one of the rare early preservees over the common later ones you suppose might arise; we would have better novelty value, and we’d remember things from further back.
I don’t know. After I met my hundredth white, male, transhumanist who died circa 2050 I’d probably go back to whatever I was doing before I started reviving people. I imagine if we’re so resource rich there will be somewhat better forms of entertainment.
But yeah, If I sign up I’m definitely hoping people in the future are obsessed with stories from the past and will pay me quite a bit for them… since I really won’t have any other marketable skills.
Frankly, I think that future societies will be so resources-rich that they’ll revive everyone because the small increase in entertainment thus provided will easily pay for the costs. However, if that’s not so, there’s an advantage to being one of the rare early preservees over the common later ones you suppose might arise; we would have better novelty value, and we’d remember things from further back.
Don’t think of hedonic entertainment, think of the subjectively objective right thing to do.
I don’t know. After I met my hundredth white, male, transhumanist who died circa 2050 I’d probably go back to whatever I was doing before I started reviving people. I imagine if we’re so resource rich there will be somewhat better forms of entertainment.
But yeah, If I sign up I’m definitely hoping people in the future are obsessed with stories from the past and will pay me quite a bit for them… since I really won’t have any other marketable skills.