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turnip_burrito t1_j4f8ia9 wrote

Reply to comment by photo_graphic_arts in What void are people trying to fill with transhumanism? by [deleted]

The comment I was replying to was vague. I read it as "living at the expense of the ability of new lives to come into being", as in weighing the value of one person living forever against the value of adding one new person to the population count.

For my reply to the other interpretation of their words, harming future generations that will surely exist is similar to harming people that exist today.

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photo_graphic_arts t1_j4f8v8s wrote

For sure - OP is stirring the pot, and though I agree with them generally, they could take a few minutes and make some more substantive arguments, imo. I added my own flavor by interpreting their comment in the most sensible way I could think of.

Also, I actually thought you were a different poster and would have taken a different tone if I had a do-over. Such is life. Maybe I'll get a do-over if the AGI allows!

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turnip_burrito t1_j4f97wg wrote

I see! It's hard to say whether you'd be in luck if AGI discovers time travel, if the Terminator series is anything to go by. :p

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