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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Human hibernation has made some strides recently. I think a year or so ago a Wired mag article said the only significant unsolved problem is shivering. They have a cocktail of drugs that makes hibernation possible apart from the fact that people shiver at low temps.

If they solve this, I will gladly prefer to be shipped as cargo on a sail boat or airship so long as someone tends to a heart monitor to ensure a few heartbeats per min or whatever is still happening. No more Gestappo airport security, stresses of delayed flights, screaming babies, people eating Camembert cheese within 5 meters of you. You age at like ⅓ the rate in hibernation (or something like that). I’d gladly trade a week of reduced useful lifetime in exchange for a later death (experiencing more of the future than otherwise possible). The idea of being able to easily flip the middle finger to Boeing would also be a nice perk. (#boycottBoeing)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Well phrased! I actually have no idea what's likely with regard to induced hibernation, so it's good you brought me back to what the article actually said.

In fact, I take no position on the matter because it's not something I've ever been interested in following.

As for the rest of what I said, who knows. It certainly wouldn't be the first time my initial thoughts on the utility of something proved wrong!

This might be a case of fingers running disconnected from brain... :(

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