I would never have guessed that one of the side effects of the computational paradigm of mind would be a new form of proxy immortalism

Odd, this was one of the first things that occurred to me when I learned of it.

it's still ironic to see this argument being made, given that it emerges from the same techno-conceptual zeitgeist which elsewhere is employed to urge a person not to be satisfied with living on in their children, their race, et cetera, but rather to seek personal survival beyond the traditional limits

I am actually already signed up with CI, so I'm not solely satisfied with my greater-self continuing on. But I also realize the two are related - if/when I am revived, the measure of meta-me is increased. Also, once reanimation becomes possible, I would work toward getting everyone revived regardless of who they are or how much it costs. As such, increasing the number of people sufficiently like me (ie: the measure of meta-me) increases my chances of being revived, and also is healthy for meta-me.

I'm curious if a meta-being having awareness of it's own existence is a competitive advantage. I'd wager it's not, but it'll be interesting to see.

It may seem like a confused form of thinking, but I have come to accept that I have a very mystically-oriented thought process. I prefer to think of Azathoth and Alethea as beings, even though I know they are not. Struggling against evolution is hopeless, but holding back Azathoth for the good of man is noble. I find that I am both happier in life and more able to do useful things in the real world when I think in terms of metaphor. So while meta-beings may be no more than a useful mental construct, the same can be said of many things such as "life" and "particles". If it makes winning more achievable it's worth embracing, or at least exploring.