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explosivecombat) wrote2014-10-20 03:32 pm
explosivecombat) wrote2014-10-20 03:32 pm
Entry tags:
- !ic,
- *text,
- @carmen sandiego (here she is),
- @carter blake: bff 5ever,
- @greed's poor life choices,
- @henry (fe:a),
- @isaac mcdougal: non-fail junior,
- @lancer (fsn),
- @micchy kureshima,
- @mimi tachikawa,
- @miss altava,
- @our future cobra commander overlord,
- @rideaux,
- @riku,
- @ryner lute,
- @snake (black butler),
- @tobias,
- being you guys is suffering,
- but is everyone mad about genocide,
- come at me bro,
- engaging in heresy,
- god is dead and my tl;dr has killed him,
- hell are you even,
- just thought he'd ask,
- like a brick to the face,
- look at your life; look at your choices,
- my social skills are flawless,
- professor of fauxlosophy,
- slacking off like hell,
- surprisingly not plotting anyone's death,
- texting into the void,
- that wasn't morbid at all,
- this is gonna suck,
- this is really stupid,
- today we are tranquil for once,
- why we can't have nice things,
- with apologies to carmen sandiego
037. [Text]
I come seeking discussion again today, which to most of you should probably be nothing new; if anything, I ought to apologize for it, but I suspect that will ring about as true as my usual apologies for the subject matter. For what it's worth, the subject is better than it usually is; take that as you will.
I'd like to discuss dreams today; I'm sure those that were here about a year ago know exactly why, but in the end that is neither here nor there, and you don't have to have experienced it to discuss this with me.
I'm sure we're all no strangers to very vivid dreams...? The sort that immerse you so entirely that they almost seem real...surely there are a few qualities here and there that mark them as dreams, but they're disregarded in favor of whatever is actually happening right in front of you. Dreams like that can hardly be said to be different from reality, can they? They invoke feelings within you; they encourage you to continue thinking about them long after you've awakened. You could even say that dreams like that have given you experiences that you might never have had, were you awake – you've gone on adventures and met people and done things that affected you, all while physically being asleep.
Say that there was a way to live like that forever.
Suppose that there's a machine that will put you under, rendering you solidly asleep and allowing you to experience whatever you want. The machine can simulate any pleasurable experience that you choose, instilling all the thoughts and feelings that would come with actually going out and doing those things for yourself in your waking life. There would be no pain or suffering; it would be an experience in pure bliss for as long as you were plugged into the machine.
Again, you could stay that way forever, if you so chose, living out the rest of your life in dreams, and it would be a pleasant experience that's custom-tailored to you. The only tradeoff is that you would be unconscious the entire time; the experience would be entirely in your mind, rather than anything you actually did.
Would you choose to go under and live the rest of your life happy but effectively comatose, or would you prefer to experience life for yourself, entirely awake, with all the imperfections and strife that may come with it?
You can answer me anonymously if you wish, because as usual, your identity doesn't interest me as much as your response does; if you really want to impress me, you'll tell me why you would answer as you did.
I'd like to discuss dreams today; I'm sure those that were here about a year ago know exactly why, but in the end that is neither here nor there, and you don't have to have experienced it to discuss this with me.
I'm sure we're all no strangers to very vivid dreams...? The sort that immerse you so entirely that they almost seem real...surely there are a few qualities here and there that mark them as dreams, but they're disregarded in favor of whatever is actually happening right in front of you. Dreams like that can hardly be said to be different from reality, can they? They invoke feelings within you; they encourage you to continue thinking about them long after you've awakened. You could even say that dreams like that have given you experiences that you might never have had, were you awake – you've gone on adventures and met people and done things that affected you, all while physically being asleep.
Say that there was a way to live like that forever.
Suppose that there's a machine that will put you under, rendering you solidly asleep and allowing you to experience whatever you want. The machine can simulate any pleasurable experience that you choose, instilling all the thoughts and feelings that would come with actually going out and doing those things for yourself in your waking life. There would be no pain or suffering; it would be an experience in pure bliss for as long as you were plugged into the machine.
Again, you could stay that way forever, if you so chose, living out the rest of your life in dreams, and it would be a pleasant experience that's custom-tailored to you. The only tradeoff is that you would be unconscious the entire time; the experience would be entirely in your mind, rather than anything you actually did.
Would you choose to go under and live the rest of your life happy but effectively comatose, or would you prefer to experience life for yourself, entirely awake, with all the imperfections and strife that may come with it?
You can answer me anonymously if you wish, because as usual, your identity doesn't interest me as much as your response does; if you really want to impress me, you'll tell me why you would answer as you did.
[anon text forever]
I'd prefer it if it were their choice.
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The future is more uncertain, but that person is gone now. So I guess it doesn't matter either way.
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Is there a reason you wouldn't want this for yourself?
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Were you trying to act in the name of their own good then, too? Trying to help them?
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But I ended up saving no one.
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Altruism tends to get people nowhere a surprising amount of the time; personally, I believe that's because it doesn't exist, in its purest form.
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[And that... really says it all, doesn't it...]</small
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I'd say 'well now I know better' but... it was an expensive lesson.