Once one's done all one reasonably can about a problem, one can stop worrying about it, even if the problem's still there. No point wringing one's hands about what one can't change.
Granted, I doubt most people's minds actually operate on that principle. Futilely dwelling on a problem seems to be quite common.
Granted, I doubt most people's minds actually operate on that principle.
Mine does some of the time, and when it doesn't, I try to force it to do so.
I wrote a blog post arguing that people sign up for cryo more for peace of mind than for immortality. This suggests that cryo organizations should market towards the former desire than the latter (you can think of it as marketing to near mode rather than far mode, in Hansonian terms).
http://specterdefied.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-cryo-membership-buys-peace-of-mind.html
For those signed up already, does peace-of-mind resonate as a benefit of your membership?
If you are not a cryonics member, what would make you decide that it is a good idea?