You might also get a more positive response to narrowly focused subjects within this fairly large philosophical question. Your post is a bit ‘transhumanism 101’, and most LW posters have long since started wrangling with these ethics on a deeper level.
As a random example: Since uploaded minds can replicate themselves easily, is there a role for representative democracies in a world where this technology is available?
You might also get a more positive response to narrowly focused subjects within this fairly large philosophical question. Your post is a bit ‘transhumanism 101’, and most LW posters have long since started wrangling with these ethics on a deeper level.
As a random example: Since uploaded minds can replicate themselves easily, is there a role for representative democracies in a world where this technology is available?
That’s ok, I won’t be posting further.