I’ve been staring at my bedroom door for an hour, honestly afraid to close my eyes. I’m Ugu, and I just went down a research rabbit hole that has me questioning if "I" will even exist tomorrow morning.
We’ve always been told that sleep is just a recharge, like plugging in your phone. But what if it’s more like deleting the OS and reinstalling it from a backup every single day? In this video, I’m breaking down a theory that might make you want to stay awake forever.
The Continuity Crisis
While looking into the Teleportation Paradox, I realized that sleep is basically a low-tech version of a transporter malfunction. Here’s why I’m losing my mind over this:
The Big Blackout: When you hit deep sleep, your consciousness doesn't just fade—it stops. There is no "you" there.
The Memory Bridge: I discovered that the only thing connecting the "me" from last night to the "me" this morning is a set of memories. But if those memories were copied into a robot, that robot would think it’s Ugu too.
The Little Death: Philosophers call this the "Small Death" for a reason. If the stream of consciousness is broken, the original "observer" might be gone for good.
Is Your "Self" Just Data?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Metaverse and digital consciousness lately. If we can't even guarantee that we survive a night in our own beds, how can we ever trust a digital upload? Are we just a series of 24-hour ghosts passing a baton of memories to the next version?
I dug much deeper into the neuroscience and the "Ship of Theseus" problem on the site. If you want to see the full breakdown (and maybe never sleep soundly again), check out the details here: https://metaverseplanet.net/blog/why-you-die-every-single-night/
Before you head to bed, I have to ask: Do you feel like the same person you were five years ago, or do you feel like you're just a new person carrying someone else's memories?
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