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The Verge (I think) had some great coverage of the industry in the last year or so that showed that the industry is still a pipe dream and the bodies are regula
by Vanit 3y ago
The Verge (I think) had some great coverage of the industry in the last year or so that showed that the industry is still a pipe dream and the bodies are regularly mishandled and effectively become unrecoverable (not that we even can guarantee that anyone preserved today will be suitable to be revived in future). For now you can find peace in the fact that all the rich people paying for it are being taken for a ride, beyond the grave.
- IG_Semmelweiss 3y agosame as frozen eggs. imagine leaving your late-parent insurance policy in a freezer, only to have a random error and outright negligence (power, etc) blow up your last chance of having kids, that you always dreamed of. I can feel for those aspiring moms and dads
- ellisv 3y agoThis happens [1]. There’s also a prominent example of expensive research being lost due to combination human and mechanical error [2]. [1] https://time.com/5198546/families-affected-freezer-failure-fertility-clinic/ https://time.com/5198546/families-affected-freezer-failure-f... [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/janitor-turned-off-freezer-destroyed-research-due-to-annoying-alarms-2023-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/janitor-turned-off-freezer-d...