Both of me would rush to the button as fast as possible. It doesn’t much matter which copy gets there first, since we’re copies, we’ll take care of the slower one. And one of me pressing it is vastly better than anyone else doing so.
A diverged copy would need to be very different before I fought them. I have a strong gut belief in the idea that you should cooperate with people like you, and a copy is maximally similar. Even a diverged copy is still going to be quite similar.
I would be very wary of trying any deception or defecting because the other copy knows me and if they’re diverged they may or may not be stronger than me. My first course of action would be to go for the button, and if they stopped me, to collect more information. But… the whole cooperate with similar people thing is firmly subordinate to “look out for number one” and if I had no other choice, I’d fight them to protect myself.
Worst case, I lose, and the clone uses their power to contain me so I stop being a danger to them. Or they just kill me, lol.
If the power was shareable, that greatly increases the divergence needed for a fight. Most disagreements could be easily solved by each of us taking half. Self preservation isn’t worth risking to make a few changes to the copy’s plans.
With the power, probably indulge in unbridled hedonism for a while. Eventually I’d get bored tho and start trying to build with it. Hedonism is fun and destruction is easy, but creation is challenging and satisfying in a way neither of them are. Transhumanism and the stars are our destiny!
We each try our ideas for a little while, then come back together to discuss what went wrong. Most disagreements are going to be about implementation rather than vision. Or at least, vision differences would require much more divergence.
Would this mean you personally value your own life pretty highly (relative to rest of humanity)?
Yes. I do care about people, and I’m willing to make some sacrifices if they’re justified by my true desires. I’m just not willing to die. And obviously I don’t want anything bad to happen to humanity as a whole, I like the benefits of society and civilization. Plus, like, I’d get really lonely and probably end up killing myself if I couldn’t restart civilization.
But no, I don’t think life is sacred or special. I like people because when I look into the deepest corners of my soul, I find that I have an intrinsic desire to see them flourish. There’s no higher law or principle here, just my true desires.
Which is good! It means I’m much less likely to snap and go all quirrelmort.
Both of me would rush to the button as fast as possible. It doesn’t much matter which copy gets there first, since we’re copies, we’ll take care of the slower one. And one of me pressing it is vastly better than anyone else doing so.
A diverged copy would need to be very different before I fought them. I have a strong gut belief in the idea that you should cooperate with people like you, and a copy is maximally similar. Even a diverged copy is still going to be quite similar.
I would be very wary of trying any deception or defecting because the other copy knows me and if they’re diverged they may or may not be stronger than me. My first course of action would be to go for the button, and if they stopped me, to collect more information. But… the whole cooperate with similar people thing is firmly subordinate to “look out for number one” and if I had no other choice, I’d fight them to protect myself.
Worst case, I lose, and the clone uses their power to contain me so I stop being a danger to them. Or they just kill me, lol.
If the power was shareable, that greatly increases the divergence needed for a fight. Most disagreements could be easily solved by each of us taking half. Self preservation isn’t worth risking to make a few changes to the copy’s plans.
With the power, probably indulge in unbridled hedonism for a while. Eventually I’d get bored tho and start trying to build with it. Hedonism is fun and destruction is easy, but creation is challenging and satisfying in a way neither of them are. Transhumanism and the stars are our destiny!
We each try our ideas for a little while, then come back together to discuss what went wrong. Most disagreements are going to be about implementation rather than vision. Or at least, vision differences would require much more divergence.
Yes. I do care about people, and I’m willing to make some sacrifices if they’re justified by my true desires. I’m just not willing to die. And obviously I don’t want anything bad to happen to humanity as a whole, I like the benefits of society and civilization. Plus, like, I’d get really lonely and probably end up killing myself if I couldn’t restart civilization.
But no, I don’t think life is sacred or special. I like people because when I look into the deepest corners of my soul, I find that I have an intrinsic desire to see them flourish. There’s no higher law or principle here, just my true desires.
Which is good! It means I’m much less likely to snap and go all quirrelmort.