There are arguments which state that when you “transfer” consciousness, there is no continuity of consciousness, meaning we are at best making a copy and destroying the original. While your copy would wake up as though nothing happened, the original you gets destroyed in the process and never actually gets to enjoy the transference.
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I'd much rather be a Ship-of-Theseus cyborg, replacing malfunctioning bits one at a time.
It would depend on what kind of robot I'm being transferred into...
Also, is the immortality mandatory, or do I get to decide when it ends?
A volcano can fix these types of immortality
depends on the fine print.
it really depends on the fine print.