[extropy-chat] hope you can comprehend

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 03:17:16PM +0100, BillK wrote:

> As Robert says, signing up to cryonics is making a financial decision
> that this is the best way to allocate a *minimum* of 80,000 USD (head)
> or 150,000 USD (whole body). If you already have this much spare cash

You don't need 150 k$. 80 k$ is very manageable if you do it
with a life insurance, buying in early. Or, via an investment fund,
at a similiarly young age. If you start at 20-30, and expire at 90,
the math is straightforward.

> lying around in petty cash and you have already invested in / provided
> for everything else, then this point is not significant.
> 
> Most scientists say that revival of a cryonics case is not possible in
> any near future technology. You need 'magic' nano medicine before you
> can make a case for this. But if you can live long enough, via interim

You don't need nanomedicine for uploading.

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