CupcakeNinja
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what? why? I mean, people would say the same about smartphones if this were the middleages. Hell, they'd say the same about a fridge.I believe such technology is fundamentally impossible on a metaphysical level thus rendering the question stupid.
Anyway, we can already control things like dopamine and such. As for this kind of technology, its not possible NOW but are you a scientist? Do you even know what supposedly makes it "impossible"?
Well, its just your belief so i wont question it too much.
Its obviously a dystopia, but to the perception of the individuals it doesn't matter. They experience a paradise. It just depends on what you value more, the reality or the end result.
I have a premise vaguely similar to this comic and I was curious to kind of explore the nooks and crannies of this idea more fully. Fundamentally, it’s the same core as The Matrix but the machines are benign/caretakers for humanity. Not to spoil too much of the Matrix series but it seems like essentially the first version of the simulation.
What would make this a utopia or dystopia or not quite and why? There are a lot of different counters and I’m just running through them mentally. The human brain can be tricked into all sorts of experiences and it’s the filter through which all information and knowledge is acquired. Those who claim the problem is that the experience isn’t “real“ well any experience can be replicated either as a memory or a biochemical trigger. And there are others who say well you’re just getting bliss bliss bliss that’s terrible and people will become numb to it. Well, the experience could be modified so there are highs and lows and surprises. It might adapt to your ideal. The same concerns could be raised about an afterlife with the same counter, it would likely be your ideal existence.
Thoughts?
The reality is they hooked onto machines and the world itself has probably went to shit. But the end result is everyone is happy and experiencing their own adventures and happiness.
For that matter, what is "reality" anyway? I would argue we choose our reality. We can't determine reality for anyone outside of ourselves, but then again, everyone else don't matter. We, as individuals, decide the value of things. If there was no "you" would anything even exist? From "your" perspective if you ceased to be, everything would cease to be. Ergo, everything exists for your own sake. WIthout "me" there would be nothing.
It's a highly philosophic answer, but yeah. I'll decide what is real, thank you. And if i choose to live in a world where i experience the greatest of pleasures unendingly, well, that's my reality. Not yours, mine.
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