Has anyone considered that life may not be that great? Considering that:
Death is by default neutral as you get none of the downsides of life.
One has to cope every day with the fact of being alive (what they call existential problems). Unless you (1) find distractions, (2) find a compelling project to work on, -- and these are temporary solutions subject to Diminishing Returns --, you’ll experience sheer boredom, ennui, anxiety, self-doubt, etc. I suspect this point applies to everyone, even someone otherwise really fortunate in a best-case scenario who has won the lottery.
High potential for disappointment and misfortune.
Half of life is spent working, which may be tiring or stressful.
Doing chores.
Old age increases problems.
Possible depression or other mental disorders.
Possible poverty, be starving.
Able to experience pain.
(Bonus) By eliminating life we also eliminate the possibility of bad AIs instituting worse-than-death scenarios.
Has anyone considered that life may not be that great? Considering that:
Death is by default neutral as you get none of the downsides of life.
One has to cope every day with the fact of being alive (what they call existential problems). Unless you (1) find distractions, (2) find a compelling project to work on, -- and these are temporary solutions subject to Diminishing Returns --, you’ll experience sheer boredom, ennui, anxiety, self-doubt, etc. I suspect this point applies to everyone, even someone otherwise really fortunate in a best-case scenario who has won the lottery.
High potential for disappointment and misfortune.
Half of life is spent working, which may be tiring or stressful.
Doing chores.
Old age increases problems.
Possible depression or other mental disorders.
Possible poverty, be starving.
Able to experience pain.
(Bonus) By eliminating life we also eliminate the possibility of bad AIs instituting worse-than-death scenarios.