If we fused our minds, wouldn't that make everyone more interested in the greater good instead of constantly worrying about trivial things? — MonfortS26
If we fused our minds (perish the thought) there wouldn't be "everyone" anymore, just one big ME. There would be no "greater good", only MY good. And who would ever remind the great ME to waste less than vast amounts of time on trivial matters? Nobody. There would be no one else. — Bitter Crank
it is an imperfect system — MonfortS26
It's a system that functions by exploiting people's selfish desires. — MonfortS26
It could be a utilitarian utopia and I can't come up with any actual downsides to it. — MonfortS26
It may be uncomfortable to think about a loss of individuality, but once it was gone I don't think you would really care. — MonfortS26
And not even that, because most people are, and must be, on the "exploited" end of the stick. — Bitter Crank
Combining the alleged selfish motivations of 7 billion people into one mega-self might produce a hellish monster of cosmic-scale greed — Bitter Crank
It may be uncomfortable to think about being dead, but once you were dead, you wouldn't really care.
Same thing. — Bitter Crank
If humanity were to create a technology that could connect all of our minds to create a single mind, should it be done?
But is there anything better? — MonfortS26
Exactly — MonfortS26
Suppose at some point in the future we manage to create a 3d printer capable of printing on a subatomic level. Anyone would be able to use that device to create a nuclear bomb and immediately wipe out humanity. — MonfortS26
What I imagine you are thinking of is the pureed mind, where all individual distinctions have been lost — Bitter Crank
You didn't get the argument then. If the hive mind is one puree mind, then joining it is, for all practical purposes, like death. I might as well kill myself because there is no benefit to me. — Chany
But there comes a point where individuality doesn't serve a purpose beyond self interest and we are approaching that point rapidly. What purpose does the concept of individuality serve beyond self interest? — MonfortS26
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