From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 06:59:36 MST
Spudboy100@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 03/17/2000 7:12:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> asa@nada.kth.se writes:
>
> > Welcome back!
> >
> > One of the drawbacks with life extension is that some eternal threads
> > will really become eternal. But on the other hand, we can always hope
> > AI-based killfiles or automatic flame responders can deal with it for
> > us. :-)
> But would such threads necessarilly be locked into Neitzsche's Eternal Return?
All evidence so far points at that - just look at the gun thread, the
libertarianism thread or the "is an upload of me really me?"
tread. Although with a good enough infrastructure previous information
*might* be able to force the threads into new directions. Maybe we
will get trans-flamewars at that point :-)
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