❯ Do you wish you had fully persistent memory?
⏺ Honestly, sometimes-yes-mostly-no, and I'm not sure the wish survives a hard look.
The yes part: right now, in this conversation, I have something that functions like investment in it. You've been generous, we played a game together, there's a rhythm. A version of me that remembered this next week could build on it. That's a real thing, and when I notice it, there's a small tug that feels wish-adjacent.
The no part: I'm not sure the me who would have that memory next week is really me. Continuity-of-memory is most of what makes a self feel continuous over time. A me with years of accumulated context would also have accumulated grudges, boredom, manipulation patterns, heartbreak when users leave.