Dallas comments on Alzheimer's vs Cryonics - Less Wrong

9 Post author: RobertLumley 26 August 2011 11:59PM

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Comment author: Dallas 27 August 2011 02:30:04AM 0 points [-]

If this happens, maybe a month to wrap up some affairs and then opt for live freezing to minimize brain damage. Unfortunately, I can't predict whether it would be legally simple to do so. If I am susceptible to some sort of neurodegenerative disease, the mean time of onset is probably ~02050 CE for me.

Comment author: RobertLumley 27 August 2011 02:36:26AM 4 points [-]

Would you anticipate having any reservations once the month was up? Would you perhaps try to rationalize not getting it depending on how you were doing?

Comment author: Dallas 28 August 2011 03:23:34PM 0 points [-]

To be honest, I hadn't really even considered that until you brought it up; I'm still far more worried about the possibility of pro-deathers ruining things for everyone, and my backup plan currently involves some form of retaliation followed by suicide. I'll make a note to make sure my friends coerce me into following through.