>>*ponder* You know what we could do now? Bank some stuff on the Moon and Mars. Information at minimum, biological samples would be better. Resources for colonists if we're lucky, refugees if not.<<
I recall reading something about using the Moon as a naturally occurring cryogenic site - it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to have freeze-dried embryos or seeds, instead.
>>*shrug* You rarely see more than one type of genius per person. It can happen, but it usually comes at the cost of even more weird shit. Because the human brain is finite and just not really all that big when it comes to storing something as massive as a soul. If you want to upgrade one area, you're going to have to throw out something else -- maybe a lot of somethings. I have a linguistic coprocessor that does things other people insist are impossible. I also have the shareware version of the memory module that normal people use for names-faces-dates-etc. instead of their nice factory model. I wouldn't trade it.<<
I suppose that the overlapping skillsets allow us all to access more information - if we can interact fluently and balance out all our different skillsets.
>>And I'm pretty sure those guys wouldn't trade whatever they tossed for what they wanted to pack into this life. People should STFU and let them work. So they're assholes, so what? Most genii are. We need genii, the popular people aren't doing jack to save us.<<
I don't really like the flavor of jerkishness that involves someone essentially flaunting extravagant survival fulfillments while failing to provide for the survival needs of their followers. To be fair, that probably has a lot to do with my own upbringing and individual life experiences, and how those things have shaped my values. And the et all folks are probably acting ethically by their values...which mismatches (or seems to mismatch) enough with mine to cause error messages. And some of my annoyance is at society at large, which pushes all of us around like chess pieces on the gameboard...
...I guess I like the idea of exploration and scientific advancement...but not when it feels like it's being paid for at the expense of people's wellbeing. So go forth! Explore, advance! Do your great works! But try not to shred or stomp other people while you're working.
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Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-08 07:59 pm (UTC)I recall reading something about using the Moon as a naturally occurring cryogenic site - it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to have freeze-dried embryos or seeds, instead.
>>*shrug* You rarely see more than one type of genius per person. It can happen, but it usually comes at the cost of even more weird shit. Because the human brain is finite and just not really all that big when it comes to storing something as massive as a soul. If you want to upgrade one area, you're going to have to throw out something else -- maybe a lot of somethings. I have a linguistic coprocessor that does things other people insist are impossible. I also have the shareware version of the memory module that normal people use for names-faces-dates-etc. instead of their nice factory model. I wouldn't trade it.<<
I suppose that the overlapping skillsets allow us all to access more information - if we can interact fluently and balance out all our different skillsets.
>>And I'm pretty sure those guys wouldn't trade whatever they tossed for what they wanted to pack into this life. People should STFU and let them work. So they're assholes, so what? Most genii are. We need genii, the popular people aren't doing jack to save us.<<
I don't really like the flavor of jerkishness that involves someone essentially flaunting extravagant survival fulfillments while failing to provide for the survival needs of their followers. To be fair, that probably has a lot to do with my own upbringing and individual life experiences, and how those things have shaped my values. And the et all folks are probably acting ethically by their values...which mismatches (or seems to mismatch) enough with mine to cause error messages. And some of my annoyance is at society at large, which pushes all of us around like chess pieces on the gameboard...
...I guess I like the idea of exploration and scientific advancement...but not when it feels like it's being paid for at the expense of people's wellbeing. So go forth! Explore, advance! Do your great works! But try not to shred or stomp other people while you're working.