Is mind uploading the future of deep ecology?
xuanalogue · x · 2026-08-24
Reflecting on a short story where the ultimate environmentalist act is uploading one's mind to a data center to let the Earth run wild. The author wonders if this is how deep ecological tendencies will evolve, inspired by the story "Seven Birthdays."
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