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"Not people, prisoners." I get that it's a game, but can't let this slip into the memesphere unchecked. People are a superset of prisoners. Some of our larges
by ada1981 10y ago
"Not people, prisoners."
I get that it's a game, but can't let this slip into the memesphere unchecked.
People are a superset of prisoners. Some of our largest problems as a society are a result of our not acting as such.
- freehunter 10y agoI think it's obvious from the setup of the puzzle that the prisoners lives are completely expendable without repercussion. That kind of precludes any of the more liberal/modern methods of handling prisoners and leans more towards medieval-style prisons.
- ada1981 10y agoI don't disagree with you on the obviousness of the set-up. I'm drawing attention to the more subtle language structure which, by design, defines prisoners as non-persons. I quite like the mathematics of the puzzle, I also like justice and am aware that justice is a product of language in many instances, as many people interact with the world through language without giving much thought to it.
- rocqua 10y agoI don't think language states people aren't prisoners. In fact, my statement was meant to ridicule the assumption that prisoners are worthless to point out they are people.