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by quintin 2822 days ago
You know what they say: “When humans discover immortality, the person who will die the minute before will be the most …”
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"the most..." what? Is that an add-your-own-ending quote for reflecting on personal philosophy? :).

(Also, this is a plot point in Bostrom's "The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant" - the last people to die will really be mourned, and people will then start asking if, maybe, they could have started working on the problem sooner...)

I think all the people who die unwillingly after humans discover mortality will have a good claim to be the most...
Immortality will probably never work for those that die from getting hit by a train and the like. This will make their death so much worse for their loved ones.
why just restore from latest backup
The most what?
The most recently dead?
Fortunate!