Re: [TML] Virtuality and its Social Consequences (long)
Bruce Johnson 15 Sep 2015 18:11 UTC
> On Sep 14, 2015, at 4:32 PM, Jim Vassilakos <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> at TL 21, when neuroscientists figure out how to parallelize this architecture, such that a VIP could theoretically have any number of memories, all cross-referenced in a manner that makes them intuitively and immediately accessible. At TL 22 things begin to get weird.
Begin??? I’m minded of the scene in 'The Watchmen’ when Laurie catches Dr. Manhattan ‘multitasking’.
Some of the discussion about the WAPS verges on Microscosmic God territory…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcosmic_God
What happens when the WAP’s decide to revolt?
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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
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