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I've thought about this a lot. In my old smart house I had a couple of dead man mechanisms that would trigger escalating alerts and finally an outcome. The high
by kodah 4y ago
I've thought about this a lot. In my old smart house I had a couple of dead man mechanisms that would trigger escalating alerts and finally an outcome. The highest order of which was to alert someone that my dog needed help because I was incapacitated or at worst dead. The house could take care of my dog on its own for at least a week, so I had built in some buffer time.
I then read about how Feynman's notes were, somewhat recklessly, given to his estate and then auctioned off. I found the thought of that very violating, especially how certain people react to his own personal dilemmas and thoughts.
Now my will makes pretty clear what will be released, how it will be released, and to whom. It also includes penalties should those things not be followed and gives people the option to take them, with the consequences, or not at all.
All that to say, I would never hand over the keys to my own kingdom. It dies when I die, unless our society somehow transforms between now and then.