This is why the only viable solution to giving existing people a sense of purpose/meaning is to create a bunch of new people who aren’t as driven by status. That way every existing person can be as impressive within their particularly community as they want: Since most of the other people living with them have little drive for status and don’t care about getting fame or needing to feel like they’re exceptional/special in some way.
Then combine that with simulations DM’d by superintelligences and you really should be able to give every person the feeling of being maximally fulfilled in their life.
Since the admiration of the people in the simulation who see you as a hero can be totally real. With those digital people you will become close to being made as real digital minds. So your relationships with them aren’t fake. With them having preferences such that once they find out they were made with a fabricated backstory/memories within a simulation they aren’t resentful: Instead being actively glad they got to think they were really say saving the world with their best friends, and with any hardship faced being stuff they see as worth it for the personal growth it gave them.
This is why the only viable solution to giving existing people a sense of purpose/meaning is to create a bunch of new people who aren’t as driven by status. That way every existing person can be as impressive within their particularly community as they want: Since most of the other people living with them have little drive for status and don’t care about getting fame or needing to feel like they’re exceptional/special in some way.
Then combine that with simulations DM’d by superintelligences and you really should be able to give every person the feeling of being maximally fulfilled in their life.
Since the admiration of the people in the simulation who see you as a hero can be totally real. With those digital people you will become close to being made as real digital minds. So your relationships with them aren’t fake. With them having preferences such that once they find out they were made with a fabricated backstory/memories within a simulation they aren’t resentful: Instead being actively glad they got to think they were really say saving the world with their best friends, and with any hardship faced being stuff they see as worth it for the personal growth it gave them.