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Southern Hemisphere's first cryogenically frozen client at rest in regional New South Wales facility (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 5 months ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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  • In short: A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future.
  • The client, a man in his 80s, died in Sydney before being frozen at minus 200 degrees Celsius at a Holbrook facility.
  • What's next? The cryonics facility is expecting higher demand as its membership base ages, although it's still unknown whether anyone preserved this way can ever be revived.
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[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Good luck to him, I guess. With the speed at which life is changing now, even if he is successfully brought back and de-aged, it will likely be extremely difficult to adapt.

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If future generations can revive someone, they've probably also cured aging. So for adapting they'll have all the time in the world, potentially more.

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Time is pretty irrelevant when it comes to mental health issues.

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

Except that there may be better ways to treat mental health issues in the future.