Anybody come across this?
It appears to be one of those rare thought experiments which has caused very real consequences for people who've considered it. As I understand it, it takes a number of unrelated concepts (the singularity, the concept of self and a few others) and extrapolates a logical conclusion in which the personal outcome is negatively affected by the mere knowledge of the thought experiment itself.
Some people have destroyed their own finances and suffered psychological harm just by thinking about it.
All because a forum's leadership didn't handle it properly. Wow.
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