My reasons are myriad, but they can basically boil down to: We essentially have almost total control of it, to things like physics, biology and many others. I don’t focus on realism, but rather the surreal worlds virtuality and simulation creates. I don’t think we will ever have this level of control in the physical world, even assuming advanced nanotechnology and AI. And just because it’s not instrumentally valuable (like reality itself) doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable at all. It’s also relatively value neutral because with enough computing power, most people’s values can be mostly satisfied.
And this level of control is likely necessary for long term WAW, in order to prevent any reappearance of evolution and the natural world.
My reasons are myriad, but they can basically boil down to: We essentially have almost total control of it, to things like physics, biology and many others. I don’t focus on realism, but rather the surreal worlds virtuality and simulation creates. I don’t think we will ever have this level of control in the physical world, even assuming advanced nanotechnology and AI. And just because it’s not instrumentally valuable (like reality itself) doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable at all. It’s also relatively value neutral because with enough computing power, most people’s values can be mostly satisfied.
And this level of control is likely necessary for long term WAW, in order to prevent any reappearance of evolution and the natural world.