Corwin

I hear that from a lot of people oxidizing.... and it's completely your choice and rightly so.

Myself I just fail to see the attraction.

Starspun

Not true. At 30 I still find many of your posts insightful and knowledgeable. You are either still jacking with me or, you dont give yourself enough credit.

Totally your choice, but, may I ask why the definitive age of 20?

I have psychological problems. panic attacks at times!!
And a neurological condition called essential tremor. But, I think in this lifetime or, the next, Scigirl will be able to hook me up with the goods to fix these and other issues.
I'm glad the tremors arent really noticable at this stage in my life. Im still physically active,although, with my muscles basically working against one another under stress, I have noticed a stamina loss.

When i say the next lifetime, I speak of course of the nano resurrection. Money enabling.

Oxidizing Material

Why 20? Well, I fiugure it's a good age, 2.6 years from now, nonetheless. I planned in my mind how I'd go down, walking into me then ex highschool during lunch, standing on the stage while everyone in the caf was eating, and put a round through my head. Then I figured that'd emotionally scar some kids and as much as I enjoy frightening little children I don't want to give them night terrors until they're 70.

So I figure I can go quietly, or whatever other alternative there is. Perhaps being laden with explosives and tossed over a crowded football stadium during fireworks. Now THERE'S an end.

I'm sorry if I sound like a fatalist, but I'm mildly suicidal by nature and it tends to bother people. I apologize if I've upset you (or anyone) and wish no disturbing thoughts that may arise due to my contributions to this thread. Furthermore, any concerns over my well being or general health should be promptly disregarded, as most of what I detail are just things I think about while sleeping and do NOT mean I will enact upon them. Save your attention for those who need it most; I am not one of them.


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Veil of Fire

Assuming the government as you knew it still EXISTS by the time they can revive you... why on earth would you assume THAT?

I sincerely doubt that the USA, at least as we know it today, will still be around with rights unchanged by the time we can conquor death and unfreeze the corpsicles.

skuwiph

Sorry to intervene, but I often think of it with regards to the last thing my grandfather said to my mother:

I'm tired now

I suspect the fact that he led a very full life (and survived a Japanese POW camp during WWII), probably meant that he didn't quite have the same 'necessary urge'(?) for living that some of us do. I have no desire to expire early, but I'm happy to accept that it's the way of the universe.

I often feel (perhaps wrongly) that any form of immortality would be more of a curse. But then, I'm in fair physical shape, and not currently expecting to end anytime before my 'natural' life-span. Death is still something which may happen at any time, due to accidents, or that will catch me some thirty-odd years down the line.

In contrast, my sister's recent brush with a brain tumour made her more nervous wih regards to mortality. Maybe because I'm healthy, and because I currently have no dependents makes me less nervous about the end of existence?

Interesting question, nonetheless.

Corwin

Legal contracts endure. A change in government doesn't invalidate a contract usually, and in cases where it does the courts can essentially 'translate' an existing agreement into the new system.

As far as 'being tired' is concerned... I can understand that. But bear in mind that the technology that can revive people can also rebuild them. We aren't going to be reviving people just to put them in nursing homes... if we can revive people we can revitalize them as well.

GunnerJ

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Why is it that every good idea I have for a story or book has already been thought of! I came up with this very idea myself having NEVER READ ANYTHING by Niven. And now it's all shot to crap.

There's nothing new in the world. We're just all a bunch of posers and plagerists. I give up. [/offtopicrant]

Veil of Fire

Yeah, tell that to Mao or Mugabe.

Or Falwell.

Corwin

'Yeah.... the same as any other medical patient. More actually since I've been waiting 150 years longer....'

Veil of Fire

"Yeah.... the same as any other medical patient."

Ok.. so... as soon as you pay your bill for 150 years of constant medical care, and the reviving fee, we'll let you go. Otherwise, who are you gonna complain to? You're dead. We have your death certificate on-file. You don't even have a social security number anymore.