Can someone explain to me why the idea of "uploading your consciousness into a machine" is so popular???
Like... you know that the machine isn't YOU, right?
It's like. You know the ship of theseus? It doesn't really matter which boat is the REAL boat. The truth of the boat lives in the crew, not the wood
So like... You're still gonna die. There's just gonna be a thing that your loved ones can talk to when you're gone.
Worst case scenario your grieving family goes into debt paying a subscription fee to maintain denial and prolong the natural grieving process to pretend you aren't while the ghost of your voice reminds them how much you loved to buy Pepsi Cola Brand Soft Drink
Best case scenario you've made a brick that IS sentient, that THINKS it's you