Re:Inverted computer culture: A thought experiment
by gweinberg on Monday March 06, 2023 @04:39PM
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No, the point is it can't be done. It's like cleaning your house with an 100 year old tortoise: you absolutely would do that, if tortoises were plentiful and do a good job cleaning. Why would anyone clean their houses themselves, when there were all these old tortoises willing and able to do the job for them?
Now if the tortoise moves all your crap around so you can't find it, leaves streaks on your mirrors and windows, fire his scaly butt!
Re:Inverted computer culture: A thought experiment
by ModernMech on Monday March 06, 2023 @04:54PM
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The parent is describing an inductive approach to worldbuilding, while you are describing a deductive approach. Two sides of the same coin.
You assert it's incoherent. That's part of the point: it's incoherent with your current understanding of our current world. There might be other circumstances that lead to a world that isn't incoherent. If the conclusions in a piece of speculative fiction are appealing, it may be worth thinking of what it takes to reach those conclusions.
The thought exercise of trying to make it coherent is part of the point.