[deleted] OP t1_j8lkegx wrote on February 15, 2023 at 4:50 AM

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I think these dystopian scenarios are actually unlikely. If the technology for mind uploading exists then the technology for human level AI also exists which means that the average quality of human life is probably very high.

A more realistic fear is that you may be revived and suffer a lot before the technology is perfected and you are able to achieve a stable incarnation. On the other hand if the procedure is eventually successful, you will be one of the first and likely oldest posthumans which might be something to be proud of, especially if you suffered a lot to get there.

StruggleBus619 t1_j8lmn5z wrote on February 15, 2023 at 5:13 AM

I think they're fairly likely. Current society is already fairly dystopian due to advancing technologies we already have, enabled/exacerbated by bad politics. I think unless something drastic happened, that trend is more likely to continue and get worse than it is to somehow fix itself without something major happening.

[deleted] OP t1_j8loe66 wrote on February 15, 2023 at 5:32 AM

From a historical perspective most of the developed world is relatively not that dystopian. Conditions aren't as disgusting as they were in the early industrial era nor are they as brutal as they were in the agricultural age. Modern ideologies are pretty awful but that can and likely will change fast.

However I do agree. Drastic technological improvements like fusion or space based solar power and human level AI will increase the quality of life by quite a bit.