February 03, 2009

What are the Benefits of Mind Uploading? [Via]
posted by homunculus 15 years ago
  • "OK Fornax 456-B, all I am saying is - apart from massive economic growth, intelligence enhancement, greater subjective well-being, complete environmental recovery, escape from direct governance by the laws of physics, closer connections with other human beings and indefinite lifespans - what has universal mind uploading ever actualy DONE for us?"
  • Hi quiddy!
  • /pirates Quid's brain
  • Good cash for it second hand - barely used and comes accessorised with a papal tiara.
  • I do a 'brain dump' every night when I fall asleep. Is this similar?
  • As long as I'm uploaded to a Mac...
  • "If functionalism is true, like many cognitive scientists and philosophers correctly believe..." Well it's nice to have their beliefs confirmed finally. "...eliminating any unnecessary confusion." Other than what to do with the dead guy's corpse. His other stuff too possibly. "Massive economic growth." Measured in processor cycles? Talking to poor people would become even more tiresome.
  • "Complete environmental recovery." Why not just up load it? We need all the computronium we can get for our matrioshka brain.
  • I do a 'brain dump' every night when I fall asleep Jesus. I hope you have plastic sheets.
  • *picks up wiffle bat and runs after the quid-kid*
  • *puts $10 on BlueHorse, settles down with bag of popcorn*