In my twinning scenario, we both start seeking guidance from "random" input that only one of us (probably due to physical position) has access to. Need to differentiate ASAP.

I don't win, though. This particular me needs to hop from place to place somehow. Or achieve mass sentience between the clones.

That'd be hot.

and ita becomes a Beowulf cluster!

So after your body goes splat at the bottom of the canyon, the park rangers retrieve your hard drive and put it into a new body, assuming you're rich enough to afford one.

Well, you can get backed up for free, but then your thoughts get interrupted by annoying pop-thought ads.

Aw, crap, Sophia. House-ma galore to you. I know you've been really happy in that place, too. Dammit. If I lived in NY, I'd totally take a day off work to drive up and help you, which is just a completely useless thing to say what with the thousands of miles between us, but I would.

And what a crapweasel, telling your old landlady they'd be good to you and then crapweaseling on you. Asshats.

Well, you can get backed up for free, but then your thoughts get interrupted by annoying pop-thought ads.

And this differs from current reality ooh!shiny!!! how?

Timelies all!

A friend of mine was Darth Brooks for a con masquerade a few years back.

(I have nothing to add to the cloning/twinning discussion)

And this differs from current reality ooh!shiny!!! how?

The pop-thought ads are totally involuntary and go right to the speech center. Eventually your friends and family get tired of the ads. "No! For the last time, I don't want to punch the monkey!!"

And this differs from current reality ooh!shiny!!! how?

The pop-thought ads are totally involuntary and go right to the speech center.

And again, I say....

The problem with the pop-thought ads is when they're for Bud Lite or Viagra.

The Viagra ads are especially bad in meetings. "Say are you having a problem with erectile disfuntion?"