I can easily imagine a mind choosing them, so I assume a population of clone-minds would cover most of the available space.
Ok, so let’s say for the sake of arguments that you’re more flexible about such things then 90% of the population is. If so, would you be willing to modify yourself into someone less flexible, into someone who never would want to change himself? If you don’t, then you’ve just locked yourself out of about 90% of all possible mindspace on that one issue alone. However, if you do, then you’re probably stuck in that state for good; the new you probably wouldn’t want to change back.
Absolutely… temporarily being far more rigid-minded than I am would be fascinating. And knowing that the alarm was ticking and that I was going to return to being my ordinary way of being would likely be deliciously terrifying, like a serious version of a roller coaster.
But, sure, if we posit that the technology is limited such that temporary changes of this sort aren’t possible, then I wouldn’t do that if I were the only one of me… though if there were a million of me around, I might.
Ok, so let’s say for the sake of arguments that you’re more flexible about such things then 90% of the population is. If so, would you be willing to modify yourself into someone less flexible, into someone who never would want to change himself? If you don’t, then you’ve just locked yourself out of about 90% of all possible mindspace on that one issue alone. However, if you do, then you’re probably stuck in that state for good; the new you probably wouldn’t want to change back.
Absolutely… temporarily being far more rigid-minded than I am would be fascinating. And knowing that the alarm was ticking and that I was going to return to being my ordinary way of being would likely be deliciously terrifying, like a serious version of a roller coaster.
But, sure, if we posit that the technology is limited such that temporary changes of this sort aren’t possible, then I wouldn’t do that if I were the only one of me… though if there were a million of me around, I might.