Cryogenically frozen for 100 years?

[ReliableOstrich]

If it were possible, would you cryogenically freeze yourself for 100 years if you knew when you woke up, you'd be of the same age, physical, and mental condition that you're in today?

To make it easier you could have close friends/family do the same.

Would you do it, waking up in 2118 to see what wonders the world has in store?

 

[coloradonoles]

Nope. I'm not convinced the US makes it 100 years.

 

[GoNolesTX]

Depends. Am I on a ship headed for a planet in another solar system? I've heard those trips can go bad in a hurry.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Nope. I'm not convinced the US makes it 100 years.

Figured that question would come up, had the same thought myself. (Which could be fodder for another great thread, "What ends the US?")

So what if before being woken up your frozen body was moved to a place relatively as safe as today's USA?

 

[RTM58]

If you open a GoFundMe page, I would donate. Just sayin'.....

 

[ericram]

Would there be a guarantee that they can fix all my aliments by then? If not I would want to go farther out on time. Not as far as Fry from Futurerama though.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Would there be a guarantee that they can fix all my aliments by then? If not I would want to go farther out on time. Not as far as Fry from Futurerama though.

No guarantee. Certainly medical technology would improve by leaps and bounds between now and then, so you'd certainly benefit from those improvements provided you can afford it.

 

[Nolomite]

No, absolutely not interested.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

If you open a GoFundMe page, I would donate. Just sayin'.....

There are a lot of GoFundMe pages for hurricane recovery efforts - don't waste your money on me. Send that money to those who truly need it.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Depends. Am I on a ship headed for a planet in another solar system? I've heard those trips can go bad in a hurry.

How pissed would you be if halfway through the trip Chris Pratt woke you up because he was bored and wanted someone to play basketball with?

 

[NDallasRuss]

Nope. I'm not convinced the US makes it 100 years.

I'm with Colorado. I'm afraid that if I wake up in 100 years everyone else will be gone. Or speaking Chinese.

 

[GoNolesTX]

How pissed would you be if halfway through the trip Chris Pratt woke you up because he was bored and wanted someone to play basketball with?

Oh, I'd take him out in a heartbeat if it meant Jennifer Lawrence was awake too though.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Oh, I'd take him out in a heartbeat if it meant Jennifer Lawrence was awake too though.

Ha! He thinks he's unfrozen a new bro, and you can't wait to jetison him out into space so you can be the only guy awake with JLaw.

 

[fsu1jreed]

No way do I want to be on this planet in 100 years...........unless our population is drastically culled, it's going to get really ugly here real soon.

 

[funksouljon]

Lurker, is that you?

This seems more like the plot of Idiocracy and not Passenger.

My answer, no. While it would be cool to see what exists in 100 years, I wouldn't want to leave behind my family and fast forward generations.

 

[GoNolesTX]

No way do I want to be on this planet in 100 years...........unless our population is drastically culled, it's going to get really ugly here real soon.

Someone figured the solution already.

 

[SoddyNole]

With my luck I would end up with freezer burn.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Lurker, is that you?

This seems more like the plot of Idiocracy and not Passenger.

My answer, no. While it would be cool to see what exists in 100 years, I wouldn't want to leave behind my family and fast forward generations.

Bro I am the Ostrich.

As mentioned in my follow up post, you could bring friends and fam with you, say 100-200 people. So all your loved ones (& Lurker) would be right there when you woke up.

 

[ATLNole1]

I would want to do it just out of curiosity to see what the world looks like 100 years from now and advances that have been made. However, there are practical problems of trying to function in a society that has changed, I am sure the jobs of 100 years from now will require different basic skills than what is needed today. Just imagine someone from 1918 that was awoken today and had to make a living without knowing anything about computers, etc.

If I was given unlimited amounts of money and did not have to worry about practical day to day life then I would do it.

 

[fsu1jreed]

Someone figured the solution already.

Never heard of that movie, but a big fan of Noomi Rapace.........just caught this movie, it was pretty good

 

[NDallasRuss]

I would want to do it just out of curiosity to see what the world looks like 100 years from now and advances that have been made. However, there are practical problems of trying to function in a society that has changed, I am sure the jobs of 100 years from now will require different basic skills than what is needed today. Just imagine someone from 1918 that was awoken today and had to make a living without knowing anything about computers, etc.

If I was given unlimited amounts of money and did not have to worry about practical day to day life then I would do it.

I figured I could overcome the money problem by buying up a bunch of stuff that should gain value over 100 years - things like gold/silver, some mutual funds, first edition books and games, coins, etc. Enough of that stuff should gain value over 100 years to give me some cushion while learning to speak Klingon, assimilate with the Borg, or operate the food printer.

 

[fsu1jreed]

I figured I could overcome the money problem by buying up a bunch of stuff that should gain value over 100 years - things like gold/silver, some mutual funds, first edition books and games, coins, etc. Enough of that stuff should gain value over 100 years to give me some cushion while learning to speak Klingon, assimilate with the Borg, or operate the food printer.

Couldn't you just throw a few thousand in a savings account and just let the interest accumulate?

 

[NDallasRuss]

Couldn't you just throw a few thousand in a savings account and just let the interest accumulate?

Probably, but I think it'd be more fun when my pod opens and I'm surrounded by books, games, stacks of baseball cards, beanie babies, etc.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

For the folks concerned about what the US or world will look like in 2118, how do you reconcile that trepidation with also having kids?

A 10 year old now should easily make it to 2100, and potentially far, beyond given good health and improvements in medical technology.

Even if you're in your 30s and pretty healthy now, you've got a good chance of making it to 2080.

I'm not even sure I want to make it that far.

 

[SoddyNole]

As long as they have invented an Orgasmatron by then I'm all in.

 

[NDallasRuss]

For the folks concerned about what the US or world will look like in 2118, how do you reconcile that trepidation with also having kids?

As sad as it is, as the gap continues to widen between the "haves" and the "have nots", I see it as part of my role to make sure she's in a position to be a "have". If there's a spaceship to take the 1%ers off to their new home planet, I want to make sure she's invited.

Would it be better to focus on teaching her to be kind and look out for other people, do good deeds, etc? Sure, but those are the people who are more and more being crapped on. Instead, I'm making sure that she sees the importance of working hard, out-competing others for limited opportunities, and putting herself in a position to be as successful as she can at whatever she chooses to do.

And yeah, while I'm not pushing her towards any specific major or degree, I am trying to keep her away from majors that will hurt her chances to get a job that will allow her to be successful.

Does she have less fun than some of the other kids at school? I don't think so. She's still doing all kinds of other normal kid/teen stuff. At the same time she's learning that if you put yourself on a good path with an upward trajectory, it's easier to remain on that path than it is to jump onto it later from a lower starting point.

 

[More Kirk Less Spock]

As long as they have invented an Orgasmatron by then I'm all in.

Hahaha - great minds think alike.

 

[noleclone2]

I would go for it. I would require the facility be greater than 400 feet in elevation.

 

[LLOYD72]

Interesting question! I am sure some of the topics on Warchant will continue to be discussed until then - bad logo threads, uniform combos, E$ECPN hating us...and FMFFM

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Interesting question! I am sure some of the topics on Warchant will continue to be discussed until then - bad logo threads, uniform combos, E$ECPN hating us...and FMFFM

Lol some posters around here will still be fawning over jimbo.

 

[ReliableOstrich]

Would it be better to focus on teaching her to be kind and look out for other people, do good deeds, etc? Sure, but those are the people who are more and more being crapped on. Instead, I'm making sure that she sees the importance of working hard, out-competing others for limited opportunities, and putting herself in a position to be as successful as she can at whatever she chooses to do.

I don't see these as mutually exclusive.

Every parent ought to use the latter to encourage their children, my folks certainly did, however they also spent a lot of time teaching the value of taking care of others to benefit society overall -- rising tide lifts all boats, etc... Economics and life aren't a zero sum game.

What sort of values would be in the heart of someone who isn't taught the importance of looking out for others and doing good deeds? Would they be able to function as a good citizen, good friend, good husband or wife, good mother or father? Hell, even a good child to an elderly parent?

IMO if anything this mindset accelerates many of the fears others have expressed about the future. Almost leans into it rather than attempting to embrace the values that made us a pretty great country.

 

[ggmike1992]

No thanks. Learning one lifetime is enough. Just need to make the best of the one I have now.

 

[seminole97]

Couldn't you just throw a few thousand in a savings account and just let the interest accumulate?

"Do you want to tell him, or should I..."

 

[NDallasRuss]

I don't see these as mutually exclusive.

Every parent ought to use the latter to encourage their children, my folks certainly did, however they also spent a lot of time teaching the value of taking care of others to benefit society overall -- rising tide lifts all boats, etc... Economics and life aren't a zero sum game.

What sort of values would be in the heart of someone who isn't taught the importance of looking out for others and doing good deeds? Would they be able to function as a good citizen, good friend, good husband or wife, good mother or father? Hell, even a good child to an elderly parent?

IMO if anything this mindset accelerates many of the fears others have expressed about the future. Almost leans into it rather than attempting to embrace the values that made us a pretty great country.

You're right. And maybe my post gave the impression that we're neglecting that part of her development, which we're not. She's learning the value of helping others, volunteering, community service etc.. But also making sure that she can be on the right side of a widening wage/ opportunity gap.

 

[Gonolz]

Paul Allen had enough money that if this was possible, he could do it ... just sayin'

 

[NoleSoup4U]

"Do you want to tell him, or should I..."

Helicopter Ben!!!

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

No. I’m afraid I’d wake up and we still wouldn’t have a decent OL.

 

[SoddyNole]

"Do you want to tell him, or should I..."

I have an uncle who cracks me up when he says, "We will all die millionaires, but unfortunately it will take 2 million a year to live".

 

[ReliableOstrich]

No. I’m afraid I’d wake up and we still wouldn’t have a decent OL.

Lol I'm sure our coaching staff will be using cyborgs that are undersized and are ridden with software bugs. Somethings never change.

Our future QB will be bleeding out battery fluid like Johnny 5 behind that antiquated robot OL.

 

[RTM58]

There are a lot of GoFundMe pages for hurricane recovery efforts - don't waste your money on me. Send that money to those who truly need it.

Already done. We can walk, chew gum and spread our good will around down here. We even have a social season for it. And, I can assure you, it wouldn't be a waste.

So in your example, how many people can participate? I'm sure you wouldn't want only the privileged wealthy participating. How would you deal with ethnicity. Could one just self identify?