The best argument against Cryonics as far as I’m concerned is economic: It’s a self-negating prophecy. Once the technology exists to revive frozen people (I don’t have any problem believing this will happen some day) there will be no market for cryonics—in this future, why bother signing up for cryonics when you can get revived at “death” or otherwise forestall it—and therefore no income for cryonic companies. Who is going to maintain the freezers or revive you? Chances are everyone who cares about you is either dead or in a similar predicament.
The best argument against Cryonics as far as I’m concerned is economic: It’s a self-negating prophecy. Once the technology exists to revive frozen people (I don’t have any problem believing this will happen some day) there will be no market for cryonics—in this future, why bother signing up for cryonics when you can get revived at “death” or otherwise forestall it—and therefore no income for cryonic companies. Who is going to maintain the freezers or revive you? Chances are everyone who cares about you is either dead or in a similar predicament.