@metanomial presumably yes, as their ID would have an appropriate birth year, but really it should be no, as their mind has presumably not aged in the intervening time; altho if we consider that their limbic system has been maturing while in cryo, it may suffice, but this is unclear
@jdp @pee_zombie I think sci-fi messed with models on this one, because I’ve definitely seen fictional versions of cryo that cause aging really really really slowly.
@metanomial @pee_zombie To point out one of many problems with this: Where are they getting the nutrients to maintain their body through aging/growth?
@jdp @metanomial @pee_zombie I've always thought of cryo as more of a cultural canary than anything else. A society willing to embrace cryo is probably also willing to embrace more interesting approaches to extending lifespan, like Ship of Theseus bodies and cognitive offloading to silicon.
@pee_zombie @metanomial The entire point of cryo is that nothing is maturing. If things aged while you were in cryo it wouldn’t work, freezing things like that is a way to slow down time, if you slow down time enough the moment of death can be stretched to a point where revival is possible.