As those who treat hypothermia say, "You're not dead until you're warm and dead."
The sci-fi novel Cryoburn takes this scenario to its logical conclusion - a society where the cryo-preserved retain voting rights, assigned to still-breathing proxies. In the story, the proxies grow to outnumber the votes of the still-breathing, resulting in…
As those who treat hypothermia say, "You're not dead until you're warm and dead."
The sci-fi novel Cryoburn takes this scenario to its logical conclusion - a society where the cryo-preserved retain voting rights, assigned to still-breathing proxies. In the story, the proxies grow to outnumber the votes of the still-breathing, resulting in the entire society being dedicated to the needs of the cryo-preserved. Drama ensues.
As those who treat hypothermia say, "You're not dead until you're warm and dead."
The sci-fi novel Cryoburn takes this scenario to its logical conclusion - a society where the cryo-preserved retain voting rights, assigned to still-breathing proxies. In the story, the proxies grow to outnumber the votes of the still-breathing, resulting in the entire society being dedicated to the needs of the cryo-preserved. Drama ensues.