roystgnr comments on Why I haven't signed up for cryonics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: roystgnr 15 January 2014 06:56:53PM 3 points [-]

What percent of young people's deaths are cryo-compatible? Hypothetically, if most 70-80 year old people who die are in a hospital bed weeks after a terminal diagnosis, but most 30-40 year old people who die are in a wrecked car with paramedics far away, it might make sense for a 34 year old on the fence to forgo the cryonics membership and extra life insurance now but save the money he would have spent on premiums to sign up later in life.