CryoNet #32052

CryoNet - Sun 11 Oct 2009

    #32052: Re: Stern [David Stodolsky]

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Message #32052
From: David Stodolsky <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Stern
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:43:21 +0200
References: <[email protected]>

On 9 Oct 2009, at 11:00 AM, CryoNet wrote:

> This could all turn very ugly quickly if we are demonized as a freak  
> show to
> the public at large, we thought the whole funeral-parlor control  
> crap in AZ
> was bad, wait until this becomes a national issue and we're banned  
> from
> these procedures in the US altogether, it will simply be called  
> "oversight".

What is it going to take to convince people that political and social  
questions must receive a higher priority? Any industry that is serious  
about expanding hires professionals to handle its public relations.  
Some years ago, I put up a web site for what could have become a  
cryonics self-regulation and accreditation organization. That received  
no support whatsoever.

An independent body that could speak for the Industry is essential in  
this type of situation. A representative from ALCOR will be seen to be  
as partial to that organization and thus anything they say will be  
discounted as biased. On the other hand, a person representing the  
Industry as a whole, while being seen as partial to cryonics, could be  
seen as impartial when it comes to defense of a particular  
organization. That person could even thank opponents for criticism and  
suggest that a revision of accreditation procedures should be  
undertaken to ensure the current problem would not reoccur, etc.

In the richer countries, the amount of money typically spent on  
funerals, end-of-life medical care, etc. exceeds the cost of an  
acceptable suspension. Therefore, a change in attitudes toward  
suspension is the key to Industry growth, political stability,  etc.  
My reanalysis of the Badger data clearly points out the way to go to  
accomplish this. The only question now is whether we are going to be  
proactive on these issues or do we have to wait for another Dora Kent  
like disaster, which will threaten the very existence of the Industry  
and that of the members, both animate and inanimate.


dss


David Stodolsky
[email protected]  Skype: davidstodolsky

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