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Luke_A_Somers comments on Malthusian copying: mass death of unhappy life-loving uploads - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 03 July 2012 11:41:38AM 3 points [-]

Malthusian cases arise mainly when reproduction is involuntary or impulsive, as it is with humans. It seems highly unlikely that ems will have the same mechanisms in place for this.

Plus, a 'merge' function would solve the 'fork and die' problem.