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534 points mooreds | 1 comments | 21 Oct 24 20:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.262s | source
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geenkeuse ◴[22 Oct 24 00:46 UTC] No.41910105[source]▶
We still have a long way to go to beat this draw distance, but we are on our way. The day will come when we have "sentient" beings, living in a massive world created by us. And they will ponder the same things as we do now.

And we will remain invisible and out of reach, but completely observant, and influential in their world. After all, we wrote the program.

And they will study the code and discover their own "natural laws" and invent their own things.

And they will progress until they create a completely simulated world of their own.

I wonder at which level are we. How many sims down from the original program...

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turnsout ◴[22 Oct 24 00:47 UTC] No.41910112[source]▶
What benefit do you get from this line of thought? You could also be a brain in a jar. What would you change about your life or behavior?
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1. geenkeuse ◴[22 Oct 24 01:38 UTC] No.41910338[source]▶
But I'm not a brain in a jar. That is not my experience.

The benefit I get is knowing that this is not all one "big bang"

We are so quick to laud our own achievements, but fail to give credit where it is due.

We build nuclear power plants, waste water treatment plants and the beginnings of quantum computers. And we congratulate ourselves for a job well done, after spending an unspeakable amount of resources on them. We maintain them with a constant labour force, regular maintenance shutdowns and a ton of money.

Meanwhile the sun keeps shining, the clouds keep raining and your mind keeps minding.

And they do it on zero budget. No off days. No staff. Automatically.

And with all this engagement, the energy remains the same.