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@ceruleanspark I have a happy life in this world, and while a trip to Equestria would be awesome, I would never see friends/family again, so yeah. if it weren't a one-way trip, I'd be all for it!
Tuesday, 13-Aug-13 12:37:02 UTC from web-
@lem101 I think that might be what sets you apart from the others. Most of the people who answer "Yes" are miserable.
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@ceruleanspark Yeah, unfortunately that's true :(
Tuesday, 13-Aug-13 12:56:01 UTC from web-
@lem101 It was actually supposed to segue into a deeper question based on the choice offered in Friendship is Optimal. Would you upload into a strong AI driven simulation of Equestria that was optimized to your personal beliefs of what Equestria should be like? Note: The upload process destroys your brain, so your physical body dies and a copy of your brain-state is uploaded to the hardware. The hardware is essentially indestructible and storage and processing power is effectively unrestricted.
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@ceruleanspark Oh, so that's what that was about.
Tuesday, 13-Aug-13 13:02:22 UTC from web-
@coffeecream Go read it
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@coffeecream Yes. I think it's an interesting question because the answer isn't as simply "Yes" in the same way it is when you talk about going there physically because of the "You die" aspect, and it isn't "yes" because it isn't "real".
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@ceruleanspark Double hell no. I've never believed that a digital copy, no matter how accurate, is "me." If the brain dies, *I* die, and whatever is in the machine is someone different but extremely similar. At this point, it's not even a "one way trip."
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@scribus So you wouldn't use a teleporter that worked on the same principle?
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@ceruleanspark Not likely.
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@ceruleanspark The arguably sad part is that many lead miserable lives without an actual crippling hardship.
Tuesday, 13-Aug-13 13:02:05 UTC from web
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@randomwonderbolt But you could also live forever in what is essentially heaven.
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@randomwonderbolt In the fanfic the idea is lifted from you need to have reached your age of majority anyway, so you wouldn't be eligible to go for a while. It would be interesting to see if you've changed your mind by the time you're legally adult.
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