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Re:A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “1... by empressplay on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @09:13PM (#16581439)
Couldn't you just put it in your will? EG that I leave $X to whoever supplies the right password? You would also need to leave money to your new self I suppose.
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Re:A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “1... by tibbetts on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @10:55PM (#16581927)
The law against perpetuity means you can’t have an open ended bequest like that. Someone living has to get it, and in bounded time. You can mess around a bit, like leaving money in trust to your youngest living descendent, to pay out on their 65th birthday, unless someone revives you. Which also starts to sound like a movie plot.
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