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shminux comments on [Link] Death with Dignity by Scott Adams - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 12 May 2015 10:45:09PM *  9 points [-]

Also note that, if you are a cryonics subscriber, deciding when and where to legally die is likely to increase the odds and reduce the cost of an optimal preservation procedure being used. Subject to the usual caveats, of course. Still beats starving yourself to death.

Comment author: [deleted] 17 May 2015 07:24:32AM 3 points [-]

Makes paying for cryopreservation via life insurance rather difficult however.

Comment author: shminux 18 May 2015 01:02:33AM *  1 point [-]

Depends on whether assisted departure counts as a suicide by life insurance companies. Maybe someone should check with Alcor.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 24 May 2015 08:26:46PM 1 point [-]

Suicide does not usually block life insurance.

Comment author: shminux 25 May 2015 04:41:45AM 0 points [-]

A standard policy tends to give a year or two waiting period before covering it.