here are my terms for wanting to be alive

[Darkover]

to be able to see individual atoms and be able to manipulate individual atoms

to be able to live for long as you want to

to have infinite computing power and have infinite resources

to be super super intelligent be able to understand all languages

to be able to understand how technology works

it would be great if we could take a computer program and run it inside our brains
seeing all the binary machine code at work and completely be able to understand it
and to be able to manipulate it to our advantage

to be able to repair the machine you are and improve on it's design

have a world of my own live by own set of rules to become a god

have complete control over the machine i am

to be able to be nothing for all time at a time of my choosing

 

[MeltingBrain]

With the advancement in brain chips. Who knows whats down the line in 20-30 years .