[ypeterholmes]

People will continue dying, but young in their 100s, or in their 20s like today

Not for long. Years from now living without a backup of yourself will be as abhorrent as currently operating a database with no backup.

[JoshTriplett]

I don't want a backup; I want RAID. The existence of a copy of a person does not preserve the continuity of the original.

[csixty4]

Hmmm...Redundant Array of Inexpensive Daves...I feel inspired to write a short story...

[Florin_Andrei]

> The existence of a copy of a person does not preserve the continuity of the original.

Amazing how many people forget this simple fact.

[malka]

Yes. In a skewed way, in a lot of sci-fi show, the characters commited suicide on a regular basis.

[hughes]

The very possibility of a "backup" implies a dualism that makes me uncomfortable.