Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first”

Re:Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first” by barking_biscuit on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @11:45PM (#34815136)

Isn't a core goal of most systems to perpetuate their own existence?

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Re:Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first” by julesnp on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:03AM (#34815617)

I would say the core goal of most living organisms is to propagate, rather than survive, otherwise you would see males of some species like Praying Mantis avoiding mating to increase their longevity.

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Re:Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first” by barking_biscuit on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:44PM (#34824651)

I don't mean specific individual living organisms, I mean systems in general.

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Re:Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first” by gpderetta on Thursday February 16, 2023 @07:54AM (#34818047)

Only of those that evolved due to Darwinian selection, I would say.

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