Record Everything
a day ago
- #personal identity
- #memory enhancement
- #technology
- Current technology enables radical memory enhancement through smartphones and wearable cameras, capturing conversations and life experiences.
- Memory is valuable for pleasure, self-understanding, and personal identity, with records enhancing these aspects.
- Philosophical views suggest richer memories lead to richer selves, supported by the extended mind hypothesis.
- External records can supplement biological memories, offering more reliable and detailed autobiographical narratives.
- Recording more of life's fleeting moments could enhance personal and generational understanding.
- Privacy and psychological effects are significant concerns, requiring technological and legal safeguards.
- Experimentation with extensive recording is encouraged to explore its benefits and challenges.