I have zero faith in cryopreservation.
I have zero faith in "uploading consciousness".
So, if you upload your consciousness... is it really 'you' at that point? Or is it just an exact copy of you, and you are actually dead ? I've actually been pondering this recently, and I can't get past the continuity of consciousness during the upload process, to believe the end result would still be me.
Deep thoughts...
Go play SOMA (or watch a playthrough). Very interesting story which makes you feel this dilemma first hand.
I agree with you that
without continuity it isn't you.
What about anesthesia?
Added SOMA to my bucket list.
Anesthesia is like sleep, I don't consider going to sleep the same as dying. What differs it mainly from a mind upload is that your brain processing is continuous and it's not possible for several "instances" of "you" to exist simultaneously and grow apart.
I mean if I copy your brain and place it in a new host body do you expect to wake up in the other body? What if the original body (with your original brain) is revived as well? There would be 2 separate individuals with no direct brain connection. From your perception you would be the original one.
I think the only way to preserve continuity is through the "ship of theseus" (see:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus) by slowly swapping out parts. So I believe in rejuvenation and transhumanism.
Edit:
And really play or watch SOMA. It's awesome. (For one some people suicide after copying because they believe that will make them wake up as the second mind in a weird sort of cult believe system).