What would be the benefits and drawbacks of uploading/transferring your mind or consciousness onto a global communications/information medium such as the Internet?
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There's a netflix prime show called upload iirc that covers this topic without broaching any wrongthink, citizen.
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>Benefits
The obvious one is instant access to essentially the whole of human knowledge if the software allows for it. There's also potential immortality as long as the infrastructure can be maintained if the software allows for it. You'd be able to to have any sort of stimulation on command if the software allows for it. All things the software allows will be available to you on demand.
>Drawbacks
You are completely and utterly dependent on the software and those in control of it. They can give you heavenly pleasure beyond your wildest expectations, or they can give hellish torment worse than you could ever imagine.
The obvious one is instant access to essentially the whole of human knowledge if the software allows for it. There's also potential immortality as long as the infrastructure can be maintained if the software allows for it. You'd be able to to have any sort of stimulation on command if the software allows for it. All things the software allows will be available to you on demand.
>Drawbacks
You are completely and utterly dependent on the software and those in control of it. They can give you heavenly pleasure beyond your wildest expectations, or they can give hellish torment worse than you could ever imagine.
what happens when there is a solar flare that knocks out global power and thus the internet
I would assume the people responsible for this shit would be not-retarded enough to give the consciousness storage facility sufficient EMP protection if this tech ever saw the light of day. You might lose large chunks of the internet temporarily but your consciousness and the basic functionality to do anything with it would be preserved by doing something as simple as burying the shit underground.
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It's Amazon.
And it's hard to feel for the main character because he seems like a super douche.
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I don't see how there would be any benefits, because I'm not convinced that it's possible.
Thought experiments about mind uploading suppose that consciousness is something which can be seamlessly translated from biology to computer science, and as far as I'm concerned, we have no evidence that this is the case.
The brain is a biological organ, and it behaves like one: if you mess with the hormonal processes which govern the brain, even slightly, what we observe is that consciousness is radically altered (see: the effects of psychedelic drugs). Bearing that in mind, are we to believe that the entire removal of these biological processes wouldn't also have radical consequences for consciousness? Or perhaps, even eliminate it entirely? Not buying it.
There are still big questions surrounding why we are conscious at all (I created a thread on this subject some months ago), and these questions are doubly important if you're setting yourself the formidable task of replicating conscious processes.
My view is that even if you could accurately replicate the structure of a person's brain, without the biological processes which govern it, it's doubtful that such a brain would be conscious in any sense that we could understand or empathize with. If, on the other hand, you could replicate the biological processes as well (right down to the molecular level), then all you're really left with is another brain; not something which could interact seamlessly with computer software in a way that proponents of mind uploading conceive of.
Thought experiments about mind uploading suppose that consciousness is something which can be seamlessly translated from biology to computer science, and as far as I'm concerned, we have no evidence that this is the case.
The brain is a biological organ, and it behaves like one: if you mess with the hormonal processes which govern the brain, even slightly, what we observe is that consciousness is radically altered (see: the effects of psychedelic drugs). Bearing that in mind, are we to believe that the entire removal of these biological processes wouldn't also have radical consequences for consciousness? Or perhaps, even eliminate it entirely? Not buying it.
There are still big questions surrounding why we are conscious at all (I created a thread on this subject some months ago), and these questions are doubly important if you're setting yourself the formidable task of replicating conscious processes.
My view is that even if you could accurately replicate the structure of a person's brain, without the biological processes which govern it, it's doubtful that such a brain would be conscious in any sense that we could understand or empathize with. If, on the other hand, you could replicate the biological processes as well (right down to the molecular level), then all you're really left with is another brain; not something which could interact seamlessly with computer software in a way that proponents of mind uploading conceive of.
Let us have our mental masturbation dammit! I haven't brain-coomed in days!
Consciousness is a tricky, perhaps impossible, thing to rigorously define. As alluded to in your thread, I can't even prove if you're actually conscious nor can you do the same for me. We just kinda trust that we are. Hell, I can't even prove to myself that the "me" that began typing this post is the same "me" that's currently typing this pseudobabble nor can I prove it's the same "me" that will finish it, only that the current "me" has the memory of the idea I'm un-elloquently attempting to express here. But the bottom line is that this whole thread hinges on a big, fat IF and that doesn't make the conversation any less interesting.
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I'd fuck with people by hacking myself into their brain and becoming a real life headmate lmao
Drawbacks:
It’s just going to be a copy.
Your consciousness isn’t understood, and even if it was, isn’t likely to be something that can be moved around. You’ll still be stuck in the flesh, just with a digital approximation of your personality floating around somewhere.
Benefits:
You can shitpost even in death.
It’s just going to be a copy.
Your consciousness isn’t understood, and even if it was, isn’t likely to be something that can be moved around. You’ll still be stuck in the flesh, just with a digital approximation of your personality floating around somewhere.
Benefits:
You can shitpost even in death.
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Brahma
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New potential excuse for stupid famous people. Instead of claiming their twitter was hacked when they liked a wrong think they can say the were mind hacked when they roofied that kid etc
Pro: You'd have every porn ever made in your mind.
Con: You'd have every porn ever made in your mind.
Con: You'd have every porn ever made in your mind.
The downside is that even though you basically acquire extended longevity of life and the ability to simulate anything you want, you open up the possibility of being labeled by the administrator and quarantined into a cyber hell that you can't kill yourself to escape and security measures against mental disabilities would mean not even insanity could bring an end to your torment.
Emperor Julian
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Immortality and possible loss of humanity sounds shit, I'll pass.
It's obvious isn't it?
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