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Uploading is the process by which an individual moves from [[phys-side | '''Uploading''' is the process by which an individual's consciousness is digitized in order to be emulated within a computer. | ||
In the instance of [[the System]], it describes the process by which an individual moves from [[Phys-side and sys-side|phys-side to sys-side]]. It is a destructive medical procedure that leads to the consciousness being transmitted to Lagrange, a large piece of computing hardware at the Earth-Moon L<sub>5</sub> point, via [[Ansible]]. | |||
There are other forms of uploading, most of which are non-destructive, though none are currently explored in the canon. Regardless of the form, all uploaded consciousnesses are considered [[infolife]] and afforded certain protections. | |||
== Reasons for uploading == | == Reasons for uploading == | ||
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Many reasons are given for uploading by those who have uploaded. While these are myriad, a few general categories have lingered: | Many reasons are given for uploading by those who have uploaded. While these are myriad, a few general categories have lingered: | ||
* ''Getting away from a less-than-ideal living situation'' — many uploaded to escape from either personal or general inequalities, escaping bad relationships, living situations, or political situations. | * ''Getting away from a less-than-ideal living situation'' — many uploaded to escape from either personal or general inequalities, escaping bad relationships, living situations, or political situations. | ||
* ''Financial reasons —'' After approximately {{Systime|2170}}, governments phys-side began to compensate families for the loss of income. Thanks to the work of [[E.W.]], this generally took the form of a first-born child uploading in order to support their siblings. | * ''Financial reasons —'' After approximately {{Systime|2170}}, governments phys-side began to compensate families for the loss of income. Thanks to the work of [[E.W.]], this generally took the form of a first-born child uploading in order to support their siblings. These financial incentives were ended with the fall of capitalism in the mid- to late-24th century. | ||
* ''Political idealism'' — Politically charged topics such as climate change or mutual aid drive many to upload in order to continue their work on a longer time scale. While many are accused of wandering away from their goals, [[Os Riãos|some]] continue to work on the problems posed by climate change even centuries after uploading. ''The following is protocanon:'' Some work on the issues of community organization by, for example, constructing experimental, [[Project sims|communal-living sims]] that may reap knowledge to provide to those remaining phys-side.{{Stub}} | * ''Political idealism'' — Politically charged topics such as climate change or mutual aid drive many to upload in order to continue their work on a longer time scale. While many are accused of wandering away from their goals, [[Os Riãos|some]] continue to work on the problems posed by climate change even centuries after uploading. ''The following is protocanon:'' Some work on the issues of community organization by, for example, constructing experimental, [[Project sims|communal-living sims]] that may reap knowledge to provide to those remaining phys-side. | ||
The System in particular bears importance as the oldest form of uploading and the only one which exists as a separate legal entity with certain protections afforded to those living within.{{Stub}} | |||
[[Category:Mechanics]] | [[Category:Mechanics]] | ||