Gurkenglas comments on Survey: What's the most negative*plausible cryonics-works story that you know? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: devas 23 December 2015 01:15:37PM 6 points [-]

You are one of the first to be revived.

The technique is imperfect, and causes you massive neurological damage (think late stage Alzheimer's), trapping you in a nonverbal yet incredibly painful and horrifying state.

Due to advances in gerontology, you have a nearly infinite lifespan ahead of you, cognizant only of what you have lost.

When neuroscience finally advances to the point where you can be fixed, it's still not yet advanced enough to give you back your memories.

You're effectively a completely different person, and you know that.

Comment author: Gurkenglas 25 December 2015 09:08:51PM 0 points [-]

Couldn't you get refrozen until they can fix that too?

Comment author: devas 26 December 2015 07:07:23PM 0 points [-]

Good point. I'm going to make another, different post detailing the horrifying yet somewhat plausible idea your comment gave me which "fixes" that oversight.

In the meantime, there's this: you're assuming that in the future, you'll have rights, and agency.