Only problem is how do you “merge” two copies of your brain so that the resultant have the memories of both? I’d guess it’s somewhat implementation dependant and pretty hard. Hard enough that we can’t assume it can be done without explaining how for the purposes of a thread like this.
Hard enough that we can’t assume it can be done without explaining how for the purposes of a thread like this.
Meta-comment: Your stance on this, that technologies should be known to be workable before their effects are discussed, is different from the LW zeitgeist (citation when I can find it). I say this without stating a preference for either. I just wonder what it says about how you think about the future or things in general.
I don’t take that stance, in general. However, this thread is just just random idle scifi discussion, and details the way is is done in this case seems relevant to the end result.
Yea.
Only problem is how do you “merge” two copies of your brain so that the resultant have the memories of both? I’d guess it’s somewhat implementation dependant and pretty hard. Hard enough that we can’t assume it can be done without explaining how for the purposes of a thread like this.
Meta-comment: Your stance on this, that technologies should be known to be workable before their effects are discussed, is different from the LW zeitgeist (citation when I can find it). I say this without stating a preference for either. I just wonder what it says about how you think about the future or things in general.
I don’t take that stance, in general. However, this thread is just just random idle scifi discussion, and details the way is is done in this case seems relevant to the end result.