Comment by Bar on Not Taking Over the World · 2008-12-16T03:34:50.000Z · LW · GW

It's probably not the worst tradeoff, being cursed only by those who feel their values should take precedence over those of other people.

Why should your values take precedence over theirs? It sounds like you're asserting that tyranny > collectivism.

Comment by Bar on Not Taking Over the World · 2008-12-16T03:32:26.000Z · LW · GW

But about 100 people die every minute!

If you have unlimited power, and aren't constrained by current physics, then you can bring them back. Of course, some of them won't want this.

Now, if you have (as I'm interpreting this article) unlimited power, but your current faculties, then embarking on a program to bring back the dead could (will?) backfire.