I suspect that this is the bigger obstacle to cryonics, not so much e.g. the lack of scientific proof. “Freeze me cheaply instead of spending insane amounts of money on brutal attempts at keeping me alive” sounds like a sensible thing to tattoo on your chest, but the evidence suggests that it wouldn’t be honored any more than “DNR” tattoos.
If anything, I think that signing up for cryonics is considerably lower status than a personal refusal to be resuscitated. Refusal to be kept alive through extensive medical intervention at a low quality of life or with poor prospects for success is widely viewed as respectable, whereas supporting a policy of not attempting resuscitation for others is widely regarded as immoral.
If anything, I think that signing up for cryonics is considerably lower status than a personal refusal to be resuscitated. Refusal to be kept alive through extensive medical intervention at a low quality of life or with poor prospects for success is widely viewed as respectable, whereas supporting a policy of not attempting resuscitation for others is widely regarded as immoral.