Cryogenic Death Benefits: Better Off Dead? | h Magazine

Cryogenic Death Benefits: Better Off Dead? | h Magazine: "The premise of cryonics is simple: Do nothing, and when you die, you die forever; get cryopreserved, and when you die, maybe you get a second chance. But what does “when you die” mean, and why does it matter?

In the past, if your heart stopped beating and your lungs stopped breathing — end of story, you were legally dead. Then resuscitation technology got better and “dead” people starting rebooting. Ta-da!"