Starshine!Laura/wmXMCountry code: blank.gif, country type: ponyflag, valid: 1 No.42101174
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On some level, I've always wanted this, not gonna lie. In cyberspace I could be whatever and whoever I want to be, unbound by the chains and limitations of corporeality.
On the other hand, I'd have a host of new bullshit to deal with. The internet isn't all sunshine and roses, and the horrors it contains would undoubtedly be magnified were it a replacement for physical existence rather than a supplement.
If this consciousness would be a copy of the original, rather than a direct and seamless continuation, I might be tempted to do so at the end of my life, so a digital version of myself can achieve the dreams and visions the original fell short of. But that brings its own set of concerns as well: what if that version of me ends up becoming corrupt?
With my memories and personality intact, that likelihood isn't higher or lower than that of my currently existing self becoming corrupt during her natural lifetime. But I have control and agency over this self and can take full moral responsibility for my actions. I wouldn't have that direct agency over a copy of myself; even if she's "me", she's a fresh instance of "me". And since I'm the one who brought her into existence, in what was ultimately a thoroughly selfish and vain act of hubris and defiance against nature, I'd ultimately be responsible for her actions as well as mine, despite lacking agency and control over what she does. I'm not sure I'm comfortable accepting that responsibility.
