The question is paradoxical because it operates within a wrong paradigm. You assume that there is, in fact, an absolute me. Under normal circumstances you may be able to ignore all signs to the contrary by assigning a me label to your entire physical existence as a living being (from birth to death), or possibly even extending it beyond that and inventing an immortal soul.
This notion starts fraying at the edges when you consider the impermanence of memory. (Is it still you if you somehow get your memory wiped? Was it you who had an epic bender last evening, even though you don’t recall anything from the last two hours, and you have no idea where or how you got this obscene tattoo on your crotch?) But the ability to copy or transfer consciousnesses really kicks the legs from under it.
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