Your three examples are all kind of Wireheady. If The Friend has preferences for constant learning “and* against fakeness, that would be a consistent set of preferences that would imply rejection of immortality.
I agree that it’s possible to have such preferences – I don’t think it was clear from the example whether the person does or does not have them. It could still be a lack of imagination.
Your three examples are all kind of Wireheady. If The Friend has preferences for constant learning “and* against fakeness, that would be a consistent set of preferences that would imply rejection of immortality.
I agree that it’s possible to have such preferences – I don’t think it was clear from the example whether the person does or does not have them. It could still be a lack of imagination.
We need to establish that The Friend is confused before we move on to explanations.