helldalgo comments on Open thread, December 7-13, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: helldalgo 08 December 2015 05:33:12AM -1 points [-]

In a universe where you have people of both classifications, that could become mildly rude.

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 December 2015 12:59:33PM 1 point [-]

We do have both classifications. People who have whole body cryonics insurance and people who have head cryonics insurance.

Comment author: helldalgo 09 December 2015 01:19:31AM -1 points [-]

I was picturing a universe in which the people were already unfrozen and healthy; it might be rude to ask things like "Is this your original set of limbs?"

But you are correct, and that didn't occur to me.

Comment author: ChristianKl 09 December 2015 12:42:03PM 0 points [-]

My reading is heavily culture dependent. Presently many woman object to their partners signing up for getting cryonics. For a transhumanist who signs up for cryonics it's valuable to screen for woman who are okay with cryonics.

In a transhumanist bar that wouldn't be necessary. Asking "Are you whole body or just head?" with the target of finding out the cryonics status presupposes that the cryonics rejection isn't a concern. That what makes "Are you whole body or just head?" funny.