As I’m thinking more and more about cyronics (I didn’t gave it a serious thought before reading LW) I ended up into a similar, but also quite different temporary conclusion : I value my life a lot, but a huge part of that value comes from my relationships with family and friends. So… if all of them would be taken away from me suddenly, my pain would be terrible and my life would lose of its value, and I might even end up committing suicide (I don’t really know how badly I’ll take it, but I know it’ll be very, very hard).
So signing to cyronics alone, to be awaken in a world in which I know no one, all my friends and family lost forever in one blow, and in addition a world that will be totally alien to me, sounds like a nightmare, that is probably above my forces… I’m not sure its worth it. That’s my preliminary thoughts on the issue, but I’m still thinking, I gave cryonics a serious consideration only since a few months, I can’t make up a final decision on it just now.
Yeah, show some backbone, or view it as an opportunity for personal growth. The social objection to cryonics revival reminds me of a kid who fears going to a new school: What if the kids at the new school don’t like me? What if they won’t let me play with them? What if they make fun of me?
In my case, I have the advantage of relative emotional independence. I don’t consider myself a warm or caring person, though I suppose I have my moments, and politicized appeals to “empathy” (otherwise known as “paying more taxes”) make my skin crawl. A number of women have told me over the years that they find me “cold,” whatever that means. Apparently that serves as an efficient way of saying, “I don’t want your genes combined with mine.”
So the prospect of waking up in Future World socially disconnected doesn’t bother me because it doesn’t differ radically from the sort of life I’ve had so far. Just give me a cat for a companion, and I’ll do fine emotionally.
If that’s your true rejection, you could work on finding at least one really good friend or family member who’s willing to sign up along with you. (Think of it as the exact opposite of a suicide pact.)
As I’m thinking more and more about cyronics (I didn’t gave it a serious thought before reading LW) I ended up into a similar, but also quite different temporary conclusion : I value my life a lot, but a huge part of that value comes from my relationships with family and friends. So… if all of them would be taken away from me suddenly, my pain would be terrible and my life would lose of its value, and I might even end up committing suicide (I don’t really know how badly I’ll take it, but I know it’ll be very, very hard).
So signing to cyronics alone, to be awaken in a world in which I know no one, all my friends and family lost forever in one blow, and in addition a world that will be totally alien to me, sounds like a nightmare, that is probably above my forces… I’m not sure its worth it. That’s my preliminary thoughts on the issue, but I’m still thinking, I gave cryonics a serious consideration only since a few months, I can’t make up a final decision on it just now.
You’re imagining the first moments after you wake up, rather than your second century. If such a disaster were to befall you today, you would feel much better after six months than you might anticipate.
Yeah, show some backbone, or view it as an opportunity for personal growth. The social objection to cryonics revival reminds me of a kid who fears going to a new school: What if the kids at the new school don’t like me? What if they won’t let me play with them? What if they make fun of me?
In my case, I have the advantage of relative emotional independence. I don’t consider myself a warm or caring person, though I suppose I have my moments, and politicized appeals to “empathy” (otherwise known as “paying more taxes”) make my skin crawl. A number of women have told me over the years that they find me “cold,” whatever that means. Apparently that serves as an efficient way of saying, “I don’t want your genes combined with mine.”
So the prospect of waking up in Future World socially disconnected doesn’t bother me because it doesn’t differ radically from the sort of life I’ve had so far. Just give me a cat for a companion, and I’ll do fine emotionally.
If that’s your true rejection, you could work on finding at least one really good friend or family member who’s willing to sign up along with you. (Think of it as the exact opposite of a suicide pact.)