X-Message-Number: 11775
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:06:26
From: "Henry R. Hirsch" <>
Subject: Re: Too Many Organizations?

	In the 2nd Qtr. 1999 issue of CRYONICS, on p. 29, Charles Platt asks
"Since it (cryonics) is such a tiny field, and no one makes any money in
it, why are so many companies competing to offer cryonics services?" I
believe the answer lies in the cryonics "personality." If you reveal your
belief in the ultimate success of cryonics to anyone - family, friends,
professional associates, etc. - you are very likely to have your views
rejected and to be regarded as an eccentric. It takes a person with
extraordinary confidence in his or her own opinions to persist in the face
of such opposition. Thus, when such an individual discovers the "right" way
to do cryonics, he or she will try to set up an organization to implement
it. It is not surprising that we have many - perhaps too many - organizations.

	This description of the cryonics personality may not fit you, but it
certainly applies to me. I have discovered the "right" approach to
suspension: freeze drying. Unfortunately, I have located only three other
people who have expressed an interest in this technique. Most likely if I
could find three more I would be CEO of yet another microcompany. To
paraphrase an old joke, "If you put two cryonicists alone on a desert
island, inside of a month you will have three service providers."
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Henry R. Hirsch                      
Department of Physiology                   Phone: (606)323-5438
MS508 Chandler Medical Center              Fax:   (606)323-1070
University of Kentucky                     E-Mail: 
Lexington, KY 40536-0298
USA

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