If you could split yourself into a copy of yourself, how many copies would you make to satisfy all your wishes?

huf , 4 months ago

tens of millions. and since we’d all be me, we’d only split into 3-4 warring factions of communists, but then we’d liberate the world…

theneverfox , 4 months ago

Hundreds. Thousands. Probably not more than a few hundred million

If we could sync memories, I could do everything at once. I could do anything each day. I could learn everything, I could do everything. My sense of self is flexible enough to see my clones as me… In fact I’ve had existential breakdowns over only having the one body. We’d be a single person from day one, hell my morality is based on “if the world was made up of only copies of me, would it be a better place”.

I’d start with a dozen, then scale up as I get more jobs (I could handle 12x my food bill for a while, I mostly eat beans and rice already). I’d rotate between jobs and time the memory syncs to give myself work-life balance.

So my answer is basically “how many can I get?”

Gabu , 4 months ago

Do the copies require existing matter? If not, I’m making infinite clones to explore the cosmos.

Mango , 4 months ago

2 clones should be good. I can do a lot with 3 of me without complicating much.

HelixDab2 , 4 months ago

8.6 billion.

Each of my clones would kill one person that was not a clone of me. Then we would all commit suicide.

Climate change is solved. You’re welcome. Hopefully the next animal to evolve consciousness does a better job of it.

pH3ra , 4 months ago

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sndrtj , 4 months ago

I think 5 or 6. I’d get to experience living in different cultures without having to abandon friends and family in my current location.

FireWire400 , 4 months ago

None, because it would get annoying after, like, one copy

pH3ra , 4 months ago

This post could be phrased better…

badcommandorfilename , 4 months ago

If you could split yourself into a copy of yourself… And why is it one?

MTK , 4 months ago

Of it’s naruto style, I would make a 100 of me, have them all find jobs for a year or two, then collapse them all back and never have to work again aince I now saved for 100+ years.

Thavron , 4 months ago

The copies have no living expenses?

MTK , 4 months ago

They do, but they will earn enough to save some, times 100 it’s a lot

orgrinrt , 4 months ago

I would actually take a very different route as a contrast to others on this thread:

I would clone some 20-30 mes and do a speedrun together to gather enough funds to buy a farm, and live out the rest of my life in a commune dream with others like me 🥹

Eventually there’d be other people joining in and I could release more and more of the clones as we gather enough saved up and finish the mortgage and all.

So eventually we’d find something of a balance at around 2-4 clones with which we’d just arrange a rotating system of guaranteeing 3 weeks of free time each between a week of work 😌

CaptPretentious , 4 months ago

Two clones, else it’s going to start getting crowded here I think.

One of us works full time. One of us studies full time. The third would be entertainment (go see a movie, go to events, etc.). Every week, we rotate.

BluesF , 4 months ago

I’m not sure my income can support a full time student and full time layabout lol

ripcord , 4 months ago

If you’re only working and studying 1/3 of the time how does each copy keep up with stuff at work and especially in the studies?

BambiDiego , 4 months ago

When they re-merge each week they share memories

Zozano , 4 months ago

So what happens with my copy once I’m done with it?

Does it just continue to exist?

Do I need to kill it before it figures out that there can be only one, and kill me first?

alphacyberranger , 4 months ago

Reminds me of the episode from Rick and Morty

Zozano , 4 months ago

Which one lol.

There are multiple episodes which come to mind.

SanndyTheManndy , 4 months ago

16

GnomeKat , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

either 2 or 3 (including the original) but no more. and we would always be together, would avoid being separated as much as possible. always in sync. I don’t want a clone to send off to do chores. I want a clone to be with me to help me do chores.