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I find that unlikely, at least at first. Computers simply require rarer, heavier elements to construct than biologicals. There would have to be some heavy duty miniaturization and ephemeralization going on to fix that. Maybe Moore's Law will triumph eventually, but there will probably be an important period of time where ems are technically feasible, but the cost of the computers they live in will significantly exceed the cost of a human body.

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Yup I include ems in the class of conscious beings.

Re: Quality of life, it seems to be shaping up as quite a rat race. E.g. when there is significant pressure to sleep fast and do leisure fast, I'm wondering whether something important has been lost.

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