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NancyLebovitz comments on The Cryonics Strategy Space - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 26 April 2014 01:32:16AM 3 points [-]

I don't think it would be possible to know the optimal moment to begin the process, but I think there are a number of diseases where it would be possible to choose a pretty good moment to begin.

Comment author: seez 26 April 2014 03:09:31AM 0 points [-]

I agree... I don't really see why anyone would have problems with their utility functions if they e.g. knew they were going into liver and kidney failure and going to die in the next 24-72 hours.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 26 April 2014 09:42:07AM 0 points [-]

Not just extreme cases like that, but if you're pretty sure you've got a sort of dementia which is a steady downhill slide.

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