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[–] 24 points 1 month ago (23 children)

I’d use a teleporter with no hesitation. What’s important is my memories and sense of self, not the actual meat it’s in. I could find out I’m a copy of myself right now and not be bothered.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    Yeah but once you step in the teleporter you stop being. The copy is only useful for other people to keep interacting with your clone, but the actual you is dead.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    So what? There would be persistent awareness. The new me would remember everything up to the old me’s death and keep living. I’m fine with that.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    If you don't mind there's no problem, of course, but quite a few people want to keep living. If you told a terminally ill person "so you'll die, but don't worry cause we can clone you and tell everybody you got better" I think "oh well then no problem" wouldn't be a universal answer.

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