“Not signing up for cryonics—what does that say? That you’ve lost hope in the future. That you’ve lost your will to live.”
It seems like this reason applies more to relatively wealthy people in developed countries. But in poorer countries where many people lack clean water, food, and electricity, cryonics is much more likely to be unaffordable and therefore finances are much more likely to be the dominant factor in one’s decision making.
If cryonics is just about affordable in the US, and most people in the world are poorer than the average US person (1), then cryonics could be unaffordable for much of the earth’s population.
I’m assuming that the target audience of the post was the kind of people who read LessWrong or other people in developed countries. In that case, this argument does not apply.
It seems like this reason applies more to relatively wealthy people in developed countries. But in poorer countries where many people lack clean water, food, and electricity, cryonics is much more likely to be unaffordable and therefore finances are much more likely to be the dominant factor in one’s decision making.
If cryonics is just about affordable in the US, and most people in the world are poorer than the average US person (1), then cryonics could be unaffordable for much of the earth’s population.
I’m assuming that the target audience of the post was the kind of people who read LessWrong or other people in developed countries. In that case, this argument does not apply.
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