I don&#x27;t think societies&#x2F;civilizations are a viable organization scheme on cosmic time scales. What if very advanced civilizations all reorganize themselves into symbiotic aggregations of less-than-wholly-individual entities? Communications between these entities inhabiting virtual reality is so fast that the aggregate seems like a hyper-intelligent hive mind to human-like sentience?<p>If we take mind upload as a given, then it should also be possible to create &quot;clones&quot; of our minds with ease. This level of technology will have a profound effect on the value society places on individuality.