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James_Miller comments on We really need a "cryonics sales pitch" article. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: James_Miller 06 August 2015 03:03:37PM 0 points [-]

(2) was a big deal for me as well, until I got used to it. Now cryonics has become a positive part of my identity that I'm proud to tell others about.

A friendly super-intelligence would easily solve (3) and (4). Keep in mind that most of the probability mass of cryonics working occurs if things turn out really well for the world. Conditional on cryonics working, you almost certainly would get an enormous benefit from greatly extending your life.

Comment author: V_V 07 August 2015 08:58:56PM *  0 points [-]

A friendly super-intelligence would easily solve (3)

Assuming that (3) is practically solvable. Super-intelligence is not omnipotence.

and (4)

Depending on the definition of "friendly".