speaking of epistemics, what is it that you actually Feel in response to what is written? I mean, your analogy about “uncomfortable in a way I can’t put into words, like the feeling one gets when they look at a liminal photograph”, seems vaguely reminiscence of the kind of language you are uncomfortable with, does it not?
If I would “translate” the first paragraph from Game B, I believe it means something like this:
”We have this vague sense built upon various experiences that rapid growth in technology doesn’t seem to make the world safer—rather, it increases the deadliness of its consequences. We call ourselves Game B(etter), and really believe that looking up from our respective specializations, and using social/self-development tools to improve cooperation (see page 2), we can shift the feeling of doom, to one of solid good feelings. We connect this increase in deadliness with Capitalism, but believe our focused effort will shift the crisis it has created, into a grand opportunity. How we treat each other now will have lasting consequences, and if you believe that, join us and treat us well—we will treat you well too (see page 3 for details). If we are more altruistic, we can create relationships that oppose the egoistical trend, that also increases deadliness of technology—And so we will achieve two goals at the same time: Make technology safe, and do something that will guarantee that we will feel proud in the face of our descendant.”
Now, this is just an interpretation, but I wonder if it makes more sense to you now? There is a lot of things that could be added, but to me it is just Jargon, or simply that the meaning of words shift towards a different spectrum.
I would agree that it is complex language, but I wouldn’t say it is spiritual. It talks about ‘gods’, but that is much more ‘religious’ lingo, than spiritual. Shouldn’t it have more sentences that say things like: “Now is the time for our personal and collective Transformation”—“Reconnect with your true essence”—“Find others that harmonize with your wish for a more vibrant frequency”. - “An increased connection with the Source cleansing the dregs we have come to Earth to cleanse, ushering in a new Age of Humanity”.
It is of course a minor point, but I also wonder about what you define as Spiritual. Simply because the expression “new social operating system” in and by itself, doesn’t seem that spiritual to me. It is abstract, but so is information and bits. Human relationships and social systems might be more difficult to map, but it follows the same underlying principle, and can be directly traced to things like psychology, social sciences, pedagogy and learning-theory. And neither of those, necessarily, have any Spiritual undertones.
I do agree in a more abstract sense however, even if the minor points above still stands. The quotes you have found, and the Spiritual lingo is probably much more closely related in its applications. The same sciences can be applied to companies, schools or businesses, that ‘make money’, or as above, a ‘Community’ that works towards “increasing certain values”.
Hello RomanHauksson,
speaking of epistemics, what is it that you actually Feel in response to what is written? I mean, your analogy about “uncomfortable in a way I can’t put into words, like the feeling one gets when they look at a liminal photograph”, seems vaguely reminiscence of the kind of language you are uncomfortable with, does it not?
If I would “translate” the first paragraph from Game B, I believe it means something like this:
”We have this vague sense built upon various experiences that rapid growth in technology doesn’t seem to make the world safer—rather, it increases the deadliness of its consequences.
We call ourselves Game B(etter), and really believe that looking up from our respective specializations, and using social/self-development tools to improve cooperation (see page 2), we can shift the feeling of doom, to one of solid good feelings. We connect this increase in deadliness with Capitalism, but believe our focused effort will shift the crisis it has created, into a grand opportunity.
How we treat each other now will have lasting consequences, and if you believe that, join us and treat us well—we will treat you well too (see page 3 for details). If we are more altruistic, we can create relationships that oppose the egoistical trend, that also increases deadliness of technology—And so we will achieve two goals at the same time: Make technology safe, and do something that will guarantee that we will feel proud in the face of our descendant.”
Now, this is just an interpretation, but I wonder if it makes more sense to you now? There is a lot of things that could be added, but to me it is just Jargon, or simply that the meaning of words shift towards a different spectrum.
I would agree that it is complex language, but I wouldn’t say it is spiritual. It talks about ‘gods’, but that is much more ‘religious’ lingo, than spiritual. Shouldn’t it have more sentences that say things like: “Now is the time for our personal and collective Transformation”—“Reconnect with your true essence”—“Find others that harmonize with your wish for a more vibrant frequency”. - “An increased connection with the Source cleansing the dregs we have come to Earth to cleanse, ushering in a new Age of Humanity”.
It is of course a minor point, but I also wonder about what you define as Spiritual. Simply because the expression “new social operating system” in and by itself, doesn’t seem that spiritual to me. It is abstract, but so is information and bits. Human relationships and social systems might be more difficult to map, but it follows the same underlying principle, and can be directly traced to things like psychology, social sciences, pedagogy and learning-theory. And neither of those, necessarily, have any Spiritual undertones.
I do agree in a more abstract sense however, even if the minor points above still stands. The quotes you have found, and the Spiritual lingo is probably much more closely related in its applications. The same sciences can be applied to companies, schools or businesses, that ‘make money’, or as above, a ‘Community’ that works towards “increasing certain values”.
Kindly,
Caerulea-Lawrence