<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=163921.msg7654228#msg7654228">Quote from: PaleEnchantress on 02-02-2013, 00:23:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">AN  alpha fork can be turned against you and used to gain access to all your memories. A beta fork is more loyal, isn't your equal, but still could be used by your enemies for your memoried. A delta is even more loyal, less competent though, and does not have your memories, It's more like an AI.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I don't know if I'd use the word 'loyal' here. An Alpha is more likely to say 'Dammit, I'm the REAL ME and I deserve my own life.' A beta will have lower stats (including willpower) so it is less likely to try to strike out on its own and easier to trick/wheedle into cooperating against its original, and a Delta is not even as smart as your MUSE.<br/><br/>As for how popular forks are and how different groups see their use, I tend to refer straight to the Core book:<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">With all of these backups of transhuman minds on file and an abundance of mesh space on which to run them as virtual brains, one might wonder what’s to stop post-Fall transhumanity from multiplying its numbers by running additional copies of themselves. The short answer is: nothing, <strong>aside from massive social stigma and thorny psychological issues</strong>. (p.273)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>Creating alpha forks is illegal in many jurisdictions, including most of the inner system</strong> and the Jovian Republic. In others it tends to be viewed with distaste, though there are some habitats/cultures in which it is encouraged.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The way this is worded suggests that those 'some' represent a minority.  Given the population weighting of the Inner System vs. the Outer, this is unsurprising if "most" of the Inner System considers it illegal.<br/><br/>The real trouble with Alphas and Betas comes with trying to merge after any lengthy period of time. If you're not merging once or twice a day, the odds are good that you'll start to take stress. Too much of that and the constant re-forking of an Alpha which incorporates those stressed memories over and over might cause it to become unwilling to even deal with you (and thus become a GMNPC).<br/><br/>Given that one of the other sidebars in the core book compares public perception of excessive forking with excessive drinking or drug abuse, it's likely that there are some habitats where deliberately running Multiple Personalities or the Multitasking cybernetic implant would be considered criminal behavior.<br/><br/>Certainly in the Jovian reach.