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    What should we call the practice of preserving people for future revival?

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    1. dr_arielzj on

      In 1962, Robert Ettinger began popularizing the concept of preserving human bodies at cold temperatures in hopes of extending life. However, while Ettinger was the first to formally describe this idea, he didn’t coin a memorable term for it. According to Ben Best, former president of the Cryonics Institute, the term *cryonics* [was first introduced in 1965](https://www.benbest.com/cryonics/history.html) by New York industrial designer Karl Werner.

      While the term served adequately for decades, two developing factors are making it feel increasingly inadequate…

    2. RedofPaw on

      A scam. There are no effective means to do this currently, and no indication it could ever be possible. Cooling people has of course been shown to limit damage that some brain swelling can cause. But there’s no reason to believe that you can ‘freeze’ someone, or preserve them for very, very long periods and revive them.

    3. das_zilch on

      Considering the fact that humanity is in a downward spiral, I would suggest ‘retro sex slave harvesting’.

    4. solitude_walker on

      idk i dont think refreezing egoistic rich old socyopaths scared to die would be beneficial to any future society, if we should have any sane healthy continuity of human enterprise

    5. retrofuturia on

      Good terms for it already exist – ‘joke’ and ‘scam’ come to mind.

    7. kingseraph0 on

      Umm ungodly ig? Not as nature intended? A scam? I dont think its possible to revive the brain after sustaining that much damage at such a cold temperature, don’t the cells collapse when unfrozen? And if you were to find a way to repair the cellular damage, would the brain retain any of its memories or wiring? Or would you be completely wiped? There are too many unknowns. Anyways I don’t think its possible or necessary to freeze ppl and revive them later, just enjoy the time you have as the person you are now. Then, you can enjoy your time as the next person and so on and do forth until humanity reaches its destination.

    8. zobotrombie on

      “Savepoint” would be a cool term for it if you buy into the whole “reality is a simulation” theory.

    9. Dr_peloasi on

      The basilisk, how would you like to be revived by your great grandchildren’s AI to be tortured to death repeatedly? After all, most murders are perpetrated by a family member!