I understand the rational that “first in” will be more damaged, and require more advanced technology to fix.
But then, the “first in” will probably have more permanent damage that no technology will be able to undo, so is it really rational to use imperfect technology that will damage a “last in” brain that could have been restored fully, and then using perfect technology to restore a “first in” brain that will be damaged anyway ?
The answer doesn’t seem obvious to me, it seems like a real dilemma.
It depends on the technology and the actual risks, but yes it makes more sense to start with the best preserved, because after everything has been cleared up you will have less completely messed up people and also because the technology will most probably improve faster if at the beginning you start using it on better preserved people, because there are less factors to worry about.
Is “last in, first out” really that obvious ?
I understand the rational that “first in” will be more damaged, and require more advanced technology to fix.
But then, the “first in” will probably have more permanent damage that no technology will be able to undo, so is it really rational to use imperfect technology that will damage a “last in” brain that could have been restored fully, and then using perfect technology to restore a “first in” brain that will be damaged anyway ?
The answer doesn’t seem obvious to me, it seems like a real dilemma.
It depends on the technology and the actual risks, but yes it makes more sense to start with the best preserved, because after everything has been cleared up you will have less completely messed up people and also because the technology will most probably improve faster if at the beginning you start using it on better preserved people, because there are less factors to worry about.