Hi everyone, I’m an engineering student and I’ve spent a lot of time lately trying to fix a “bug” in my own head. Every time I thought about mind uploading or cloning, I felt a deep sense of strangeness that I couldn’t quite name.
I realized that we often confuse “data” with “experience”. I’ve put together a physical model—I call it the Equation of the Self—to explain why a perfect atomic copy of you is just a high-end impostor, and why the “support” matters just as much as the “file”. I also explore the “failure scenarios” where the film burns out or the spectator vanishes.
I’m looking for some rigorous feedback on the logic, especially on my “Gradual Relocation” hypothesis
P.S The paper is in italian so if you’re interested in my model please tell me, so I can translate it.
The “Wick” Theory: Why your clone isn’t you (and how to actually survive the future)
Hi everyone, I’m an engineering student and I’ve spent a lot of time lately trying to fix a “bug” in my own head. Every time I thought about mind uploading or cloning, I felt a deep sense of strangeness that I couldn’t quite name.
I realized that we often confuse “data” with “experience”. I’ve put together a physical model—I call it the Equation of the Self—to explain why a perfect atomic copy of you is just a high-end impostor, and why the “support” matters just as much as the “file”. I also explore the “failure scenarios” where the film burns out or the spectator vanishes.
I’m looking for some rigorous feedback on the logic, especially on my “Gradual Relocation” hypothesis
P.S The paper is in italian so if you’re interested in my model please tell me, so I can translate it.