Alicorn comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 03 January 2010 12:47:18AM *  2 points [-]

Do you mean that a relative I have now, or one who will be born later, will probably be around at that time? Because the former would require that I die soon (while my relatives don't) or that there's an awfully rapid turnaround between my being frozen and my being defrosted.

Comment author: JamesAndrix 03 January 2010 09:44:29AM 4 points [-]

Well the whole point of signing up now is that you might die soon.

So sign up now. If you get to be old And still have no young family And the singularity doesn't seem close, then cancel.