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Ian M. Banks novel Surface Detail (light spoiler follows) speculates on how resurrection might not be pleasant for everyone involved.

If we had the technology to resurrect people today, can you imagine how valuable it would be for military and intelligence-gathering purposes? Or skirting around labor laws? (see Lena by qntm). How technology is used is always determined by our political and economic regime.




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