“In my late twenties, I’m supposed to be in my prime. It’s physically all downhill from here, and brains are starting to degrade permanently. I’ve wasted my best chances at happiness, learning, and changing the world.”
Well… but it’s a numbers game, right? At least as far as learning and changing the world are concerned, the probability is likely to continue going up for at least a few decades. And if finding happiness is positively correlated with the former two, then great, you get that for free. If not, forget about the former two and go find happiness!
“In a way, there’s not a single me. I’m the continuity. The decay is a part of me.”
Couldn’t continuity go both ways? When you take drugs to slow the body’s decay, that doesn’t make the body any less yours. If implants help to preserve your conscious continuity, it is also you, no?
“In my late twenties, I’m supposed to be in my prime. It’s physically all downhill from here, and brains are starting to degrade permanently. I’ve wasted my best chances at happiness, learning, and changing the world.”
Well… but it’s a numbers game, right? At least as far as learning and changing the world are concerned, the probability is likely to continue going up for at least a few decades. And if finding happiness is positively correlated with the former two, then great, you get that for free. If not, forget about the former two and go find happiness!
“In a way, there’s not a single me. I’m the continuity. The decay is a part of me.”
Couldn’t continuity go both ways? When you take drugs to slow the body’s decay, that doesn’t make the body any less yours. If implants help to preserve your conscious continuity, it is also you, no?