topynate comments on I Will Pay $500 To Anyone Who Can Convince Me To Cancel My Cryonics Subscription - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jowen 13 January 2014 11:21:52PM 1 point [-]

This argument has made me start seriously reconsidering my generally positive view of cryonics. Does anyone have a convincing refutation?

The best I can come up with is that if resuscitation is likely to happen soon, we can predict the values of the society we'll wake up in, especially if recovery becomes possible before more potentially "value disrupting" technologies like uploading and AI are developed. But I don't find this too convincing.

Comment author: topynate 15 January 2014 08:22:37PM 1 point [-]

My attempt at a reply turned into an essay, which I've posted here.