If Elon Musk came up with a way to upload your brain to the cloud would you do it?

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[–]hfxB0oyA 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

No, because then my consciousness copy would be subjected to targeted ads 24/7 for eternity. I'll take death over that any day.

[–]Dashing-Dove 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Unless there's some method of encryption more advanced than the technology used to create the cloud, protecting the sanctity of my digital brain from tampering, probably not. That and it would leave my body quite lonely. I'm not ready to leave the physical world for an artificial replacement, as whatever humanity can build within it will pale in most regards to nature. This is my assessment based on current creations like games, which can be entertaining, but their systems are of limited complexity, and none match the visceral pleasures that an embodied mind can provide, like hiking in the mountains, playing an instrument, bedroom activities, etc.

There's also the strange possibility that the uploaded version wouldn't actually be me, but a duplicate, and the continuity of consciousness won't transfer over. Meaning a new 'life' will spring into existence, while mine will have been snuffed out. Same potential issue with fantastical technologies like transporters in Star Trek.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Would you upload your browser history?

There's you answer.

[–]Tiwaking 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun - 8 hours ago Would you upload your browser history?

There's you answer.

Hahaha! That is a good comparison :D
I'd upload my brain 👍

[–]iDontShift 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

elon literally never 'came up with anything'

[–]BanditMcFuklebuck 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

elon took a prepackaged obvious idea, stamped a fancy logo on it and reaped the benefits. It is literally like the homer simpson joke where he advises lisa when she's trying to invent something to "just add a clock or a calculator to an existing item...."

[–]iDontShift 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

except you'd need homor bankrolled by the elite asshats and completely controlled by them

there is a control structure that exist beneath the existant, and they are asshats who play God

then there is reality behind the control structure, that is Really God

making all our dreams come true

the dreammaster's is probably what they call themselves, as they shape our dream (in the process losing all self to attain the 'power' needed for such things.. they become nothing at all, nobody knows them, nobody hears about them .. mostly .. they are the demons, the are the devil, they are satan personified, our fear manifest before our eyes, and all we must do to rid ourselves is blink. look again at the holy angels covering themselves with shit proclaiming themselves shitlords.

and laugh.. and say

yes you are. congrats? i mean it isn't hard to cover yourself with shit, but i guess that is an accomplishment of sorts, to be complete shit

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It would be a copy and not you. What is the point except ego? It would think it was you, but you would be ended.