Name: Anonymous 2014-05-17 15:04
Over the past 2 years, I've seen more than 6 people die. That is on average about one person every 4 months.
How about instead of making a non-interactive dead-tree testament, we make a testament that describes our wishes as a compilable and encrypted program. The keys will be shared according to Shamir's secret sharing[1]. And you trust your friends with the keys.
When you die? Your friends[2] share the keys with each other and one or multiple of those friends (if savvy enough) will be able to decrypt, compile, run the testament program and finally give it input according to the circumstances of your death.
If you've died because of unknown circumstances? Would you want an autopsy to be done? What if you have a boyfriend[3]?
What if a car crash or a terrorist kills you? Do you want to your family to press charges? Do you even want a funeral?
I think funerals are lame and inherently bad for the deceased' friends and family. The inherently toxic nature of the idea that "we must honor the dead publicly, NO EXCEPTIONS" is nothing more than religious and social stigma. I also think it's pretty much a circle jerk and pretty traumatizing for pretty much all alive parties involved.
[1] Shalom!!!
[2] If any
[3] faggot
How about instead of making a non-interactive dead-tree testament, we make a testament that describes our wishes as a compilable and encrypted program. The keys will be shared according to Shamir's secret sharing[1]. And you trust your friends with the keys.
When you die? Your friends[2] share the keys with each other and one or multiple of those friends (if savvy enough) will be able to decrypt, compile, run the testament program and finally give it input according to the circumstances of your death.
If you've died because of unknown circumstances? Would you want an autopsy to be done? What if you have a boyfriend[3]?
What if a car crash or a terrorist kills you? Do you want to your family to press charges? Do you even want a funeral?
I think funerals are lame and inherently bad for the deceased' friends and family. The inherently toxic nature of the idea that "we must honor the dead publicly, NO EXCEPTIONS" is nothing more than religious and social stigma. I also think it's pretty much a circle jerk and pretty traumatizing for pretty much all alive parties involved.
[1] Shalom!!!
[2] If any
[3] faggot