Alicorn comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pdf23ds 03 January 2010 12:54:20AM 6 points [-]

If quantum immortality is correct, and assuming life extension technologies and uploading are delayed for a long time, wouldn't each of us, in our main worldline, become more and more decrepit and injured as time goes on, until living would be terribly and constantly painful, with no hope of escape?

Comment author: Alicorn 03 January 2010 12:55:58AM 4 points [-]

We frequently become unconscious (sleep) in our threads of experience. There is no obvious reason we couldn't fall comatose after becoming sufficiently battered.