Probably an uploaded brain would require simulation to prevent this 'dark can syndrome'.
I'm sure if we have the ability to upload a mind, we would be able to find ways to stimulate it from boredom. Perhaps this would be as simple and infinite browsing of Wikipedia. Perhaps stimulation of the dopamine or similar pathway would do the trick, but being immortal just to live high as a kite sounds like a bit of a waste.
Perhaps this need for stimulation could be removed from the mind on upload. Or similarly, perhaps the 'survival instinct' that drives the desire for infinite life through brain upload is vestigial now that modern humans aren't as effected by natural selection.
I'm sure if we have the ability to upload a mind, we would be able to find ways to stimulate it from boredom. Perhaps this would be as simple and infinite browsing of Wikipedia. Perhaps stimulation of the dopamine or similar pathway would do the trick, but being immortal just to live high as a kite sounds like a bit of a waste.
Perhaps this need for stimulation could be removed from the mind on upload. Or similarly, perhaps the 'survival instinct' that drives the desire for infinite life through brain upload is vestigial now that modern humans aren't as effected by natural selection.