Yeah, I think we’ve got each others’ positions here (MrMind wants to stay in meatspace, muflax wants to move to a holodeck, MixedNuts wants to move to an expensive simulation and also to know with so many handles start with ‘m’). That’s a better starting point for debate than bluntly stating one of your conclusions. Is there a way to co-write posts? (Also, what does muflax think? What about the rest of LW?)
Sure, no problem. Both of you can feel free to contact me via mail or Jabber (IRC, too.) if that helps, or just keep the discussion going.
I get the impression both of you are arguing essentially the Humans’ side in Three Worlds Collide, which is just outright insane to me. You are defending pain and boredom and challenge! Me, I’m SuperHappy all the way. I find the Baby Eaters easier to sympathize with than the Humans!
muflax wants to move to a holodeck
Nit-picking: I’m not fully endorsing a holodeck. In a laboratory metaphor, I want the cheese. Whether the best way to get there is through the labyrinth (your way) or around it (the holodeck) doesn’t matter to me. I suspect a bypass is easier, but I’m not sure. I’m qualifying my position so I don’t get forced into a more fanatic position through argument than the evidence warrants. :)
I’m defending boredom and challenge, undecided on pain so far. MrMind wants to retain a configuration that has those abilities but didn’t say these abilities mattered in themselves, though that’s a likely implication.
Well, obviously you’d rather fall in love with a real person than with wallpaper if the wallpaper is more expensive. That ain’t likely; a system to write arbitrary input to your brain is easier than the galaxy-spanning civilizations I want.
Nitpicking: I was not stating bluntly my conclusion, but my preferences.
Anyway, a three way three m post seems ok, if muflax also agree to move the discussion there. May I PM the draft to you? I don’t think there’s a way to coauthor a post.
Yeah, I think we’ve got each others’ positions here (MrMind wants to stay in meatspace, muflax wants to move to a holodeck, MixedNuts wants to move to an expensive simulation and also to know with so many handles start with ‘m’). That’s a better starting point for debate than bluntly stating one of your conclusions. Is there a way to co-write posts? (Also, what does muflax think? What about the rest of LW?)
Sure, no problem. Both of you can feel free to contact me via mail or Jabber (IRC, too.) if that helps, or just keep the discussion going.
I get the impression both of you are arguing essentially the Humans’ side in Three Worlds Collide, which is just outright insane to me. You are defending pain and boredom and challenge! Me, I’m SuperHappy all the way. I find the Baby Eaters easier to sympathize with than the Humans!
Nit-picking: I’m not fully endorsing a holodeck. In a laboratory metaphor, I want the cheese. Whether the best way to get there is through the labyrinth (your way) or around it (the holodeck) doesn’t matter to me. I suspect a bypass is easier, but I’m not sure. I’m qualifying my position so I don’t get forced into a more fanatic position through argument than the evidence warrants. :)
I’m defending boredom and challenge, undecided on pain so far. MrMind wants to retain a configuration that has those abilities but didn’t say these abilities mattered in themselves, though that’s a likely implication.
Well, obviously you’d rather fall in love with a real person than with wallpaper if the wallpaper is more expensive. That ain’t likely; a system to write arbitrary input to your brain is easier than the galaxy-spanning civilizations I want.
Nitpicking: I was not stating bluntly my conclusion, but my preferences.
Anyway, a three way three m post seems ok, if muflax also agree to move the discussion there. May I PM the draft to you? I don’t think there’s a way to coauthor a post.
Okay. Having a real-time chat and posting the transcript would work but I can’t now.