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There's nothing in theory to stop ems speeding themselves up or down to suit the particular circumstances. Or, for that matter, spinning off a semi-autonomous avatar to handle slow connections while they get on with other things.

So, two points I think you could make some exciting use of: adjustable-speed cognition, and fuzzier boundaries around individuals.

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Regardless of the origin of humans valuing intelligence, we do. And to the extent running faster makes you smarter, that would seem to drive up the speed once human abandon flesh.

There is surely economic value in thinking fast and having short communication delays for high frequency trading.

Keith

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