Yeah, show some backbone, or view it as an opportunity for personal growth. The social objection to cryonics revival reminds me of a kid who fears going to a new school: What if the kids at the new school don't like me? What if they won't let me play with them? What if they make fun of me?

In my case, I have the advantage of relative emotional independence. I don't consider myself a warm or caring person, though I suppose I have my moments, and politicized appeals to "empathy" (otherwise known as "paying more taxes") make my skin crawl. A number of women have told me over the years that they find me "cold," whatever that means. Apparently that serves as an efficient way of saying, "I don't want your genes combined with mine."

So the prospect of waking up in Future World socially disconnected doesn't bother me because it doesn't differ radically from the sort of life I've had so far. Just give me a cat for a companion, and I'll do fine emotionally.