This is why a lot of questions around mind uploading and the experience machine confuse us, because the self doesn’t really exist as much as we want it to.
Is it moral to modify your mind to be a better person? A happier person? Reminds me of the experience machine
The experience machine is a common thought experiment against virtual worlds, but aren’t video games an experience machine? This isn’t even part of the paper, this is just me talking lol