Something ignored in this silly scenario is: part of the point of prison terms is to physically age the convict. Older people usually have lowered aggression and better self-control. Torture someone for 1,000 years and put them in a young body again...oof.http://www.businessinsider.com/prisoners-could-serve-1000-year-sentence-in-85-hours-in-the-future-2014-3 …
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Replying to @St_Rev
Upload their brains, for the sole purpose of making them sit in a virtual prison cell for cheap. Totally practical and it's gonna happen.
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Replying to @JesseLucasSaga
I wouldn't underestimate the capacity of a 'post-scarcity' society to devolve into endless righteous torture, for lack of anything else to do.
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