the living will compete with the dead for work
It is an idea i have had for a long time and the need to publish it was triggered by a futurologists prediction that the human brain could be download to a computer by 2050 - a thought many of us have had. It is going to happen in many of our lifetimes
Sure, the brain will get downloaded to a computer by some day - but what does it mean for us today?
Lets us imagine a world, where this has already happened. The soul of some people will be on a computer - if they opt for it or maybe it will be compulsorily done in some cases.
so, you will have the knowledge of certain people available 24*7.
It is only natural they can be expected to compete with those alive for work - so they can get money for the needs like a far more powerful processor! (unless legislated by law.)
In many professions, a person's work may actually be more productive after he is dead and loaded on a computer. Imagine a stock investor rumaging all the time for information. he could trade seamlessly on the computer system and hope to be best investor over a 1000 year period. A computer programmer can be programming without rest.
Why it matters today
Many of us a making career choice based on the situation today. Of course, we should do what we like - but in terms of ecomonic potential it is better to chose careers where there is a minimal possibility of the dead competing.
Sure, the brain will get downloaded to a computer by some day - but what does it mean for us today?
Lets us imagine a world, where this has already happened. The soul of some people will be on a computer - if they opt for it or maybe it will be compulsorily done in some cases.
so, you will have the knowledge of certain people available 24*7.
It is only natural they can be expected to compete with those alive for work - so they can get money for the needs like a far more powerful processor! (unless legislated by law.)
In many professions, a person's work may actually be more productive after he is dead and loaded on a computer. Imagine a stock investor rumaging all the time for information. he could trade seamlessly on the computer system and hope to be best investor over a 1000 year period. A computer programmer can be programming without rest.
Why it matters today
Many of us a making career choice based on the situation today. Of course, we should do what we like - but in terms of ecomonic potential it is better to chose careers where there is a minimal possibility of the dead competing.
posted by tvm at 1:30 AM
2 Comments:
scary and spooky! is that all we are then? the physical brain. incidentally - how will it work - i mean how would u approach downloading a brain?
Wow, this article is good, my sister is analyzing these kinds
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