Imagine if all hardware in your life was like iPads. You could be swapping out all atoms continuously, maintaining continuity via bits. The solution to the ship of Theseus conundrum is obvious. If the unique identifying bits are all backed up to the cloud, it’s the same ship.
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Hmm. I can’t even tell that this is not the same physical iPad. The entire identity of the device is a state restored from a backup plus a few hardware identifier numbers. Without identifying exterior scratches/dents, hardware instances are indistinguishable. Hardware is bosons. https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1096946077205295104 …
9:57 PM - 16 Feb 2019
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