When you are trying to really break down a problem, I think it is good practise to assume they are separate at the start. You can then immediately justify talking about a simulation as you in a certain sense, but starting with them separate is key.
I may not have gotten to the part where it matters that they’re separate (in perfect simulation/alignment cases). But no harm in it. Just please don’t obscure the fundamental implication that in such a universe, free will is purely an illusion.
When you are trying to really break down a problem, I think it is good practise to assume they are separate at the start. You can then immediately justify talking about a simulation as you in a certain sense, but starting with them separate is key.
I may not have gotten to the part where it matters that they’re separate (in perfect simulation/alignment cases). But no harm in it. Just please don’t obscure the fundamental implication that in such a universe, free will is purely an illusion.
I haven’t been defending free will in my posts at all