What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans?

Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by ggreer on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:59PM (#34060610)

Doesn't that argument prove too much? In the past, people's lives were shorter and more full of misery. Every improvement we've gotten has been due to people rejecting your philosophy. Assuming one can live longer (without being frail and demented) why not?

It seems like if most people could choose, they'd prefer to have the mental and physical abilities of a 20-something while living as long as they wanted. Eventually, medical technology will get to the point where that is possible. Why not hasten such a day rather than let more people get old and frail? Yes, people will still eventually die, but living for 300 years in peak condition seems better than the status quo.

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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by luqtas on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:24PM (#34060765)

so do you really prefer society putting effort in very complex labour that is unknown than making people aware of how important is a good diet and exercising often?

as the website article typed, there is a long way to tickle trustable keys to preservation, let alone reviving a frozen body, let alone understanding what we have to do to live in peak capacity for 50 years, let alone to live 300…

i sincerely prefer public and private money being wasted on improving our ‘short’ lives than MAYBE discovering some esotericism that probably very few people will have access

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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by ashwagary on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:50PM (#34060941)

We have 8 billion people, no need for either ors.

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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by luqtas on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:04PM (#34061031)

i mean, is better to have a solid foundation to discover and create things… some people still do not have access to proper nutrition

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Re:What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? by d_tr on Thursday December 22, 2022 @04:23AM (#34091428)

There is so much money spent on crap by organisations and individuals around the world, and we should save money for the abjectly poor or to promote healthy habits and prevention by not trying to radically improve the human condition itself?

As for a solid foundation to discover and create things, you need to be healthy and have time first of all. The logistics of life just suck as it is now unless you are really lucky. It used to be much worse but it can get much better.

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