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BrienneYudkowsky comments on PSA: Very important policy change at Cryonics Institute - Less Wrong Discussion

19 Post author: Coscott 03 October 2013 05:47AM

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Comment author: BrienneYudkowsky 21 October 2013 01:35:09AM 1 point [-]

Most of the time, when I listen to discussions like this I hear, "How much exactly do you want to not die?" To which my unequivocal response is "A WHOLE FUCKING LOT."

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 23 October 2013 05:28:12AM 0 points [-]

My impression is there is much lower-hanging fruit than cryonics for young people.

Although, I've recently heard that the Young Cryonicist Gathering ends up being worth more as a vacation than you pay for cryonics. So that seems worth considering if the event sounds appealing.