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Thanks for posting this. This is quite useful. It sounds like neuropreservation patients are not generally underfunded, so I find that at least slightly encouraging.
Indeed. That's one of the options I didn't quote: converting the underfunded whole-body patients to neuropreservation. (Apparently Alcor's agreements lets it do that, which makes sense - it can't take a huge bath, but it'd be even worse to let a member go completely unpreserved.)
It would set a disconcerting precedence. I'm more likely to get neurpreservation at the moment, but if I do, would Alcor be willing to downgrade me to something I can't even conceive of yet, that would be entirely degrading and perhaps set me up for an incomprehensibly miserable future?
Also, I wish I could understand this article. But all the numbers are so intimidating. I wish there was a for dummies version of this.
Also I don't get how Alcor patients can still get insurance. Or how their insurance agents make money on their deal...
I thought it might be a good idea to shift to a career in paramedicine becaues it's the only job Alcor is recruiting for (and has for some time). I thought it may be a good way to move closer to their facilities. Jobs outside Alcor or the Cryonics Institute are very limited since they have minimal competitive advantages as location economically.
In the same way other people do? I don't see how it would be more difficult for Alcor members. They don't die any sooner than the general population.