Earendil

Nice! Will probably be there.

"For "lousy" read "excellent"."

Then, pray tell, why do so many people work so hard to go from the Third World to the First World, when the Third World has higher population growth and so a higher chance for more surviving grandchildren?

This is the best anti-cryonics argument I've heard so far. I largely agree with the replies about why it's wrong, but at least it's an argument rather than a gut "ewww..." or "blasphemy!" or "crazy talk!" reaction.

http://forums.unicornjelly.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2090#p21074