If any other ems want to come along, then would it really be such a big issue if I make it clear ahead of time that the spores will remain under my control, and that if the passengers behave in such a way that I deem them a threat to the voyage, I reserve the right to limit their various privileges and accesses to each other, up to and including putting them on 'pause' for the remainder of the trip? Or, put another way - that I'm claiming the traditional rights of both owner-aboard and captain of a vessel?
I'm sure you would still find people who agree to that.
(... And might we gain a few more people contributing to this conversational thread if we started a new topic?)
You really take this that seriously? I dunno.
You really take this that seriously? I dunno.
Hey, I've taken ems copying themselves seriously enough to try to figure out a workable system for them to divvy up their property and debts - and dropped a few details of those into the Orion's Arm SF setting.
"Cryonics has a 95% chance of failure, by my estimation; it would be downright /embarrassing/ to die on the day before real immortality is discovered. Thus, I want to improve my general health and longevity."
That thought has gotten me through three weeks of gradually increasing exercise and diet improvement (I'm eating an apple right now) - but my enthusiasm is starting to flag. So I'm looking for new thoughts that will help me keep going, and keep improving. A few possibilities that I've thought of:
Pride: "If I'm so smart, then I should be able to do /better/ than those other people who don't even know about Bayesian updates, let alone the existence of akrasia..."
Sloth: "If I stop now, it's going to be /so much/ harder and more painful to start up again, instead of just keeping on keeping on..."
Desire: "I already like hiking and camping - if I keep this up, I'll be able to carry enough weight to finally take that long trip I've occasionally considered..."
Curiosity: "I'm as geeky a nerd as you can find. I wonder how far I can hack my own body?"
Pride again: "I already keep a hiker's first-aid kit in my pocket, and make other preparations for events that happen rarely. How stupid do I have to be not to put at least that much effort into making my everyday life easier?"
Does anyone have any experience in such self-motivation? Does this set of mental tricks seem like a sufficiently viable approach? Are there any other approaches that seem worth a shot?