The Techno-Singularity and its propellers on perpsectives

[IgnorantGod]

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Now, can a technological singularity eliminate that cycle? If, say humankind were to upload every persons mind into computer matrix, as envisioned by Ray Kurzweil, would that virtually eliminate the need for food and other resources? Or does that just move the parameters more? If you upload the mind of an infant it won't be able to emotionally or intellectually mature so the population would still have to age prior to uploading, using food and other resources. Somebody will have to maintain and be responsible for uploading the minds into the matrix. These somebodies will require food and resources to live.

This topic makes for a fascinating rabbit hole to explore.

That much is, I'm afraid, still speculative. I'm fairly confident even those researchers that work on the 'biodigital' front don't know what'll be the aftermath of the techno-singularity. It could be that a 'mind' once 'uploaded' will 'evolve' in someway, maybe drift into something humans could never even dream to imagine.

As you've said, even machines need resources, it'll only change what resource is needed. The more complex the machine, the more resources it'll need to be 'fed'. The notion of 'complexity' is another interesting approach. The human body is as complex as it needs to survive, but what about a machine? What would 'drive it' to complexify itself if it doesn't need to in order to 'survive' (self sustain its existence)?

This is also all speculation on my part, however.