That's really interesting.
Robin, have you asked your students who would upload if it were destructive
to the original? I'd be really interested to hear the answer to that.
Myself, I think I'd allow uploads of myself. I think if I were an upload of
myself, I'd feel pretty altruistic toward the original, and help it get into
the machine, too. So, it seems like a good deal.
Emlyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Hanson" <rhanson@gmu.edu>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 1:15 AM
Subject: One third of my students would upload
> This last week I told my microeconomics students about
> some of the economics of uploading this week. I asked
> how many of them would be willing to make an upload
> copy of themselves (assuming their original remained intact).
> Five out of fifteen of them said they would.
>
> Robin Hanson rhanson@gmu.edu http://hanson.gmu.edu
> Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University
> MSN 1D3, Carow Hall, Fairfax VA 22030-4444
> 703-993-2326 FAX: 703-993-2323
>
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