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One variation on where an exploit of the simulation might lead to: http://i.imgur.com/8KrABb5.png http://i.imgur.com/8KrABb5.png

strictnein 10y ago
That was surprisingly good
semi-extrinsic 10y ago
Brilliant! I can but wish someone would turn that into a longer story.
- teraflop 10y ago
  You might want to check out Sam Hughes. He's written a few different serialized stories that are based around broadly similar themes. For instance: https://qntm.org/structure https://qntm.org/structure https://qntm.org/ra https://qntm.org/ra https://qntm.org/ed https://qntm.org/ed (this one is older and a lot less polished)
- Houshalter 10y ago
  It reminds me of these two short stories. That Alien Message: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility: https://qntm.org/responsibility https://qntm.org/responsibility
jerf 10y ago
See also: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/
delecti 10y ago
On the one hand, we sure seem pretty cooperative for a race designed to be warlike. Though on the other, I can imagine a race to whom we're horrifically warlike. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
- pharrington 10y ago
  Are there any nonsocial animals that wage wars?
  - pavel_lishin 10y ago
    Could it be called a war if non-social animals are waging it?
- zeroer 10y ago
  We're pretty social with other humans. But we tend to treat other animals pretty shitily. Also, there's serious argument that we committed genocide upon Neanderthals and perhaps some other early-human offshoots.
  - simonh 10y ago
    >We're pretty social with other humans. I don't think that's an opinion that would survive reading the history section in a Library for very long.
scardine 10y ago
According to this if our universe is a simulation, humanity will eventually become skynet for our creators...
- zeroer 10y ago
  I hope so.
knieveltech 10y ago
I'd read that three book series.
zeroer 10y ago
That's like part 2 to http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/

strictnein 10y ago

That was surprisingly good

semi-extrinsic 10y ago

Brilliant! I can but wish someone would turn that into a longer story.

teraflop 10y ago
You might want to check out Sam Hughes. He's written a few different serialized stories that are based around broadly similar themes. For instance: https://qntm.org/structure https://qntm.org/structure https://qntm.org/ra https://qntm.org/ra https://qntm.org/ed https://qntm.org/ed (this one is older and a lot less polished)
Houshalter 10y ago
It reminds me of these two short stories. That Alien Message: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility: https://qntm.org/responsibility https://qntm.org/responsibility

jerf 10y ago

See also: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/

delecti 10y ago

On the one hand, we sure seem pretty cooperative for a race designed to be warlike. Though on the other, I can imagine a race to whom we're horrifically warlike. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.

pharrington 10y ago
Are there any nonsocial animals that wage wars?
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  Could it be called a war if non-social animals are waging it?
zeroer 10y ago
We're pretty social with other humans. But we tend to treat other animals pretty shitily. Also, there's serious argument that we committed genocide upon Neanderthals and perhaps some other early-human offshoots.
- simonh 10y ago
  >We're pretty social with other humans. I don't think that's an opinion that would survive reading the history section in a Library for very long.

scardine 10y ago

According to this if our universe is a simulation, humanity will eventually become skynet for our creators...

zeroer 10y ago
I hope so.

knieveltech 10y ago

I'd read that three book series.

zeroer 10y ago

That's like part 2 to http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/