My girlfriend/SO's grandfather died last night, running on a treadmill when his heart gave out.
He wasn't signed up for cryonics, of course. She tried to convince him, and I tried myself a little the one time I met her grandparents.
"This didn't have to happen. Fucking religion."
That's what my girlfriend said.
I asked her if I could share that with you, and she said yes.
Just so that we're clear that all the wonderful emotional benefits of self-delusion come with a price, and the price isn't just to you.
Do you have any particular reason to suggest that every attempt to ask anyone else for advice makes the requester a conformist?
Not at all, which is precisely why I haven't done that.
CronoDAS wasn't asking for advice. Depending on how his question is interpreted, he was looking for permission / approval.