[pmoriarty]

"I think you could live nearly forever and learn far more."

But it wouldn't be you living forever. It would be some copy of you (at best).

[edgyquant]

What’s the difference?

[TheRealNGenius]

that one can't discern the difference, yet would undergo this procedure themselves, is telling in and of itself

[7thaccount]

Can you elaborate? I think sharding yourself (breaking yourself into clones, not pooping on yourself) would be pretty interesting. A lot of problems could be worked on simultaneously. There are of course philosophical implications. I think it is fine as long as it isn't forced.

[ncmncm]

Would your shards have rights to spend your money?

[edgyquant]

Only if I created them myself

[ncmncm]

How does anybody tell? Tattoos?