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[Egan_BW]

If we remove everyone's brains and upload their minds into a single artificial god-mind, all social issues will be solved as nobody will have any way to distinguish themselves from anyone else.

[BlackHeartKabal]

Give them a choice, a slave becomes a tyrant. Human nature is going to make such that equality is up there with immortality as something we strive towards. Except one is behind research, and the other is behind human nature. Unless we go full HELIOS and put someone impartial in control of things.

[Egan_BW]

If there is only one human, how can there be tyranny?

[BlackHeartKabal]

An artificial gestalt mind where everyone is the exact same is not human, regardless of origin.

[Egan_BW]

I don't care overly much if the result isn't "human", because human is just a species of animal. I am a mind, not a genome, and am concerned with preserving and replicating my mind, not my human genes.

[BlackHeartKabal]

But isn't the end result of your ideal would be that your mind can't be distinguished from others? No uniqueness, no individualism, no empathy? That is not human.

[GiglameshDespair]

Seems no more your mind than a jam is a strawberry.

[Amperzand]

Humans are imperfect. Either we accept that and move the hell on, or we'll find some way to destroy ourselves over it.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Spoiler:  Oh my gosh you people stop taking me seriously (click to show/hide)

[Arcvasti]

If there is only one human, how can there be tyranny?

If the only remaining human is a contortionist, they can totally put their boot on their face. Forever. That counts as tyranny in my book.

[IronTomato]

Spoiler:  Oh my gosh you people stop taking me seriously (click to show/hide)

You should already know that you're on Bay 12, where shitposting becomes intelligent conversation.

[birdy51]

Impartiality is a ruse. I do not believe that any man or man-made being can be wholly impartial due to our own unique strawberry flavorings.

[TheBiggerFish]

You should already know that you're on Bay 12, where shitposting becomes intelligent conversation.

Isn't there, like, a practically famous quote on the subject?

[TheBiggerFish]

Impartiality is a ruse. I do not believe that any man or man-made being can be wholly impartial due to our own unique strawberry flavorings.

To OOCQ with ye!

E:Aww, carp.  Apologies for the doublepost.

[Orange Wizard]

You should already know that you're on Bay 12, where shitposting becomes intelligent conversation.

Isn't there, like, a practically famous quote on the subject?

There's one in someone's sig somewhere.