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The question I always ask is: If it were not "scan, destruction, reconstruction" but just "scan, reconstruction" and you end up with two identical you's first,
by phaylon 9y ago
The question I always ask is: If it were not "scan, destruction, reconstruction" but just "scan, reconstruction" and you end up with two identical you's first, would you be fine with simply being killed then?
Inspired by an Outer Limits episode.
- jrockway 9y agoCan we just keep my clone around? I think we would be good friends. Great minds think alike, they say.
- phaylon 9y agoThe Real Life Webcomic has (or had, years ago) quite a share of storylines about the advantages of that :)
- logfromblammo 9y agoThe short answer is yes, I would be okay with it. The long answer is that under no circumstance should I ever be allowed anywhere near a person-copier, whether it teleports or not, unless you would somehow enjoy being conquered and ruled by a ravening horde of me-copies. The complete lack of political corruption would almost make up for having to be around me all the time. I think most people would probably prefer an occupying clone army/bureaucracy to at least be somewhat attractive. If you think it's bad having one "2" at a party, just imagine a hundred copies of that person that are all trying too hard to go home with you or your date (or both) rather than go back to the disappointing dogpile at the clone barracks, yet again. And now imagine that instead of that happening one time at a party, it's everywhere you go, forever. Inspired by final chapters of The Forever War.