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Until it's proven that one of those people can be relived (proof by doing it), I stand by the opinion that such ventures are nothing but a very expensive grift
by raverbashing 2y ago
Until it's proven that one of those people can be relived (proof by doing it), I stand by the opinion that such ventures are nothing but a very expensive grift
- malux85 2y agoI agree with you, but hey, money is useless to you after you die, so if you’re super wealthy why not spend 0.001% of your wealth on something with a very small but non-zero chance of working
- moralestapia 2y agoFrom this point of view and, I guess, when you're close to death, it makes complete sense.
- oceanplexian 2y agoWhat if there’s a chance that you are supposed to die as a part of a larger meaning or purpose, but you screw it up? Or you get mind uploaded to some dystopian video game. It could cut both ways.
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- JohnFen 2y agoI guess, but something seems wrong with just setting a bunch of money on fire even if you have more than enough to spare. I couldn't avoid thinking of all the better and more certain uses that money could go to.
- 999900000999 2y agoI'd be impressed if they could even revive a mouse. I can imagine rich people living past 100, maybe even 130, but you have to be pretty narcissistic to think you'll be able to cryogenically freeze yourself and be revived 500 years later.
- TylerLives 2y agoEven if the chances are low, it's still better than the alternative.
- jondwillis 2y agoDebatable.
- unsupp0rted 2y agoWhat are the cons?
- FooBarBizBazz 2y agoYou are ripped out of blissful union with the Universe and thrust back into the world of flesh and suffering? (As a billionaire though.)
- unsupp0rted 2y agoEasy solution there
- polski-g 2y agoYou are awakened in 1000 years and tortured for eternity by CyberGPT 1000.
- pfdietz 2y agoMaking it easy for Roko's Basilisk.
- matthewdgreen 2y agoYou’re revived in the year 2190 by a totalitarian state who wants to use you to fly a space mission that no sane person would volunteer for. (That’s the plot of Niven’s “A World Out of Time”.)