That far in the future and they forget the "Cut" and "Paste" commands

[SlackerinDeNile]

I have thought about how this works at the end of the game as well. It would have been interesting as an alternate ending. You could confront Catherine about the copy mechanic and request that she drain your battery during the ARK scan. You could indulge in the illusion of a single conscious existence continuing on the ARK, while not having to leave Power Suit Simon stranded at the bottom of the sea. The player would still have to deal with the fear knowing that you would still die in that pilot seat, just like the Simon at Omicron (if you decided to kill him).

Indeed, this would have been a good feature, but only if it was based on some of your previous life\death choices in the game.