Re:Why Cryonics Makes Sense (2016)
by whatshisface on Sunday July 14, 2019 @02:22PM
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>Cryocrastination. That’s a real term used in the cryonics world to describe the phenomenon of people—especially young people—saying, “Yeah duh I’m obviously doing cryonics when I die” and then not actually going through the actions to sign up and start paying money.
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Re:Why Cryonics Makes Sense (2016)
by gwern on Sunday July 14, 2019 @05:14PM
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You need to pay for the life insurance, not the membership dues. The beneficiary can simply be switched to the next group should Alcor go under, but you need a working life insurance policy in the first place.
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