The last question is from Blagoja Alampiecki who says, my partner and I are having our first child. To decide on whose last name it will have, we are using a quantum universe splitter. The idea being that we should both be happy in one branch of the universe. What do you think of this logic, especially for more serious issues than the fun one I mentioned?
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