There's stuff and non-stuff.
Stuff are the other primary basic elements: energy and space.
Stuff is as beautiful and boring as bits are.
Stuff is the medium for non-stuff
Non-stuff are some of the less chaotic combinations; shapes
Shapes like: life, beauty, knowledge, and who knows the spirit and emotions too.
Because shapes seem so fundamental, I wouldn't call it a secondary basic element.
I am a shape. And if my goal is to travel to another planet, I want my shape to be there. I think it won't make a difference if my shape is carried by other atoms, other energy in other space. Looking at it this way, trying to build a craft that will transport my atoms seems foolish and old-fashioned already.
Accelerating atoms is troublesome and requires enormous amounts of energy. Possible can a shapes travel faster than light, because they're non-stuff.
Bits are great for comparison. Some bits on my computer are kind of equal to a photo that is dear to me. I can copy these bits and send them with the speed of light to far far away, without loss.
The technologies to scan, compress (lossless), send, and rebuilt a living body are not here yet. When they are, we'll see if the "soul" is part of the package, or not.
What to do with the duplicate original, and how many copies of myself are socially excepted?! A strange new world it will be.
