In fact, I imagine that an accurate beta version of me would spend a lot of time simply worrying about whether it is me.
You will get over it fast. Ever experienced a few hours of memory loss of found some old writing of yours that you can not recall? The person you are changes all the time. You will be happy to be there, and probably find lots of writing about how/why an upload you enough by other minds.
You will get over it fast. Ever experienced a few hours of memory loss of found some old writing of yours that you can not recall?
Yes. And this bothers me a bit. Sometimes I even worry (a teeny tiny bit) that I’ve somehow switched into a parallel universe where I’ve wrote slightly different things (or in some cases really dumb things). When I was younger I sometimes had borderline panic attacks about how if I didn’t remember some event how could I identify as that individual? I suspect that I’m a little less psychologically balanced about these sorts of issues than most people...
I am deeply frightened by the fact that most important developments in my live are accidents. But well, there is little use in being afraid.
You could try to figure out how much you actually change from time unit to time unit by journaling, or by tracking mental changes. Maybe you also find a technique that can be adapted to measure your discomfort and to try out ways to reduce it.
I externalize some of my brainpower into note-files, with some funny results.
You will get over it fast. Ever experienced a few hours of memory loss of found some old writing of yours that you can not recall? The person you are changes all the time. You will be happy to be there, and probably find lots of writing about how/why an upload you enough by other minds.
Yes. And this bothers me a bit. Sometimes I even worry (a teeny tiny bit) that I’ve somehow switched into a parallel universe where I’ve wrote slightly different things (or in some cases really dumb things). When I was younger I sometimes had borderline panic attacks about how if I didn’t remember some event how could I identify as that individual? I suspect that I’m a little less psychologically balanced about these sorts of issues than most people...
Most people maybe, but not most LWers I bet. I have had such attacks too...
I am deeply frightened by the fact that most important developments in my live are accidents. But well, there is little use in being afraid.
You could try to figure out how much you actually change from time unit to time unit by journaling, or by tracking mental changes. Maybe you also find a technique that can be adapted to measure your discomfort and to try out ways to reduce it.
I externalize some of my brainpower into note-files, with some funny results.