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1. thierrydamiba ◴[] No.41910271[source]
Fun to imagine someone or something out there mapping us as well. What a cool video. I think one of the best things about space travel will be the loss of ego we go through when we really understand how vast the world is.
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2. mmooss ◴[] No.41910311[source]
That was said when we first orbited the Earth. Right now many things - space travel in particular - seems correlated with vastly increased ego.
3. vasco ◴[] No.41910807[source]
Humans are great at turning a new insight into a way to feel better about themselves compared to others that haven't had the insight. We are driven by our ego, so I find that very unlikely.
4. gukov ◴[] No.41911922[source]
Apparently psychedelics can cause the so called ego death. I wonder if it’s the same driving force: a realization of how vast and limitless the world is.
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5. thierrydamiba ◴[] No.41913293[source]
That effect is temporary, but yeah you can get there. In my experience psychedelic users are some of the most egotistical people on earth. The cycle they live in is a nasty cage.
6. jawilson2 ◴[] No.41915043[source]
Douglas Adams keeps coming up in this thread, but this sounds a lot like the Total Perspective Vortex.
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7. thierrydamiba ◴[] No.41918341[source]
Can you elaborate on this?
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8. taptak ◴[] No.41920781{3}[source]
The Total Perspective Vortex was a machine built with the intention of showing beings the infinity of creation, which became used as a method of torture.
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9. thierrydamiba ◴[] No.41929605{4}[source]
Oh that’s not ideal