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The problem isn't technology. The problem is motivations. There's no situation in which people in the future will be better off having thawed your obsolete corp
by jaggederest 13y ago
The problem isn't technology. The problem is motivations. There's no situation in which people in the future will be better off having thawed your obsolete corpsicle out. Until you solve the 'why bother' problem, it's completely pointless.
- jaibot 13y agoIf you think that cryonics is more likely to let you enjoy another day of life than being buried or cremated, there is a point. Doesn't it seem weird to go from "This part of the problem seems unsolved to me" to "this idea is completely pointless"? Just because you didn't immediately see a solution? To answer the specific objection: People are curious, and people aren't jerks. Cryonics is still extremely novel, and if revival is possible the subjects of this decade will be incredibly rare individuals any self-respecting anthropologist would fund in an instant - to name one of a dozen possible solutions.
- MichaelGG 13y agoDunno, for instance, this family might leave notes for him for the future, and a descendant might pull him out if technologically possible and not a massive financial thing. Other historians might pull people out for curiosity or something.