Pavitra comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 3 - Less Wrong
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No more crazy than reality.
No, still more crazy. The value of continued healthy survival is greater than the value of 5% chance at distant future revival.
Good point. It's still an appealing enough metaphor, though, that I wouldn't be entirely surprised if EY made a thing out of it. (I personally would favor portraits over Elixir to represent cryonics, though.)