I mean, the problem is that the idea fails to make sense on its face. You aren't going to make any process more robust and less prone to failure by making it infinitely more complicated and resource-intensive. Even with incredible computing technology, just one virtual person would suck up enough energy to keep a hundred real ones comfortable. The world's population continues to grow, and doesn't look like declining for another, what, forty years? And the process of starting to decline will bring new challenges--aging populations don't work as efficiently as young ones. Not to mention climate change.
It would make far more sense to pursue simple genetic engineering to improve longevity.
It would make far more sense to pursue simple genetic engineering to improve longevity.
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