As he said, his concerns about the simulated people interfere with his sleep. More abstractly, he has preferences that attract his attention even though he cannot act upon them, so he is thinking about getting rid of them.
He can try to raise awareness. He can try to do something to keep the remaining spheres from breaking.
Also, I got the impression that you were implying we should change our preferences like that. I haven’t lost any sleep to this issue, so it wouldn’t apply to me.
As he said, his concerns about the simulated people interfere with his sleep. More abstractly, he has preferences that attract his attention even though he cannot act upon them, so he is thinking about getting rid of them.
He can try to raise awareness. He can try to do something to keep the remaining spheres from breaking.
Also, I got the impression that you were implying we should change our preferences like that. I haven’t lost any sleep to this issue, so it wouldn’t apply to me.