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DanArmak comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, July 2014, chapter 102 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 01 September 2014 07:56:32PM 0 points [-]

Surely you could just kill yourself the moment your horcrux does its job if you're worried about your other self living on?

What would be the point? The goal of the horcrux isn't to transfer into another body you like better than your current one, it's to be a backup against accidentally dying.