I’m not confident resuscitation will ever be possible (I believe I said “1% of 1%” in another post). It’s almost certainly not going to happen in 15 years (one demographic generation). If it is possible, It might happen in 150 years. We’ve only had integrated circuits for 65 years, so I really don’t have a good idea about what might be possible 150 years after my death.
I do think ASC could become the procedure that is adopted by cryonics organizations within a generation. I don’t think cryonics will ever be very popular because it promises very little and has so far delivered even less. By the time that changes, we might not need cryonics much.
I think the most likely future outcome is that under global climate collapse (before 2063, but after 2040) preservation of Alcor patients can no longer attract enough resources and fails, but so does the Internet, most large electrical grids, and industry regresses so that fossil fuels and most rare earths are no longer accessible, and the next Chicxulub event ends the homo genus.
Are you confident this is only one generation away?
What is “this”?
I’m not confident resuscitation will ever be possible (I believe I said “1% of 1%” in another post). It’s almost certainly not going to happen in 15 years (one demographic generation). If it is possible, It might happen in 150 years. We’ve only had integrated circuits for 65 years, so I really don’t have a good idea about what might be possible 150 years after my death.
I do think ASC could become the procedure that is adopted by cryonics organizations within a generation. I don’t think cryonics will ever be very popular because it promises very little and has so far delivered even less. By the time that changes, we might not need cryonics much.
I think the most likely future outcome is that under global climate collapse (before 2063, but after 2040) preservation of Alcor patients can no longer attract enough resources and fails, but so does the Internet, most large electrical grids, and industry regresses so that fossil fuels and most rare earths are no longer accessible, and the next Chicxulub event ends the homo genus.