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

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 02 February 2014 07:57:38AM 1 point [-]

deciding against cryonics [..] causes pain and grief for the survivors

I don't expect that my friends and loved ones will experience less pain and grief when I stop breathing, talking, thinking, etc. if my brain has been cryopreserved against a possible future when its information-theoretical content can be extracted and those functions re-enabled, than if it hasn't been.

So if my deciding against cryonics is selfish, it is not for this reason.