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Isn't this just like, how consciousness is supposed to work
by arthurcolle 6y ago
Isn't this just like, how consciousness is supposed to work
- zoozla 6y agoIt's the way it's supposed to work. But it doesn't always. I get trapped in random negative thoughts all the time, lie to myself, confuse reality with my perception of it and get hung up on feelings of worthlessness and failure.
- arthurcolle 6y agoHave you tried meditation?
- zoozla 6y agoFor a few years. I found that it helps my general state of mind, but doesn't work very well in times of specific stress.
- arthurcolle 6y agoUnderstood. Wasn't trying to sound dismissive at all, and the conceptual idea seems cool, but I mean only a combination or rTMS and realtime brain scans could get you to this, without it just being some random CRUD app that makes me interact with the app more than actually reflect on my feelings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulat... (to modify brain settings) and something like https://openbci.com/ https://openbci.com/ (to read brain data)
- zoozla 6y agoThat's a valid point. I do think it's possible to build an app that gets you to reflect a lot more than interact. Ping me on Twitter @finereli, I'll show you what I've got so far.
- arthurcolle 6y agosure, that's done
- meiraleal 6y agoThe debugger you have, as you are here wondering about it. What you are lacking is the ability to fix the problem and hit F5.
- zoozla 6y agoThat's a valid point. I think my approach to this does include fixing the problem and refreshing, at least for a certain category of inifinite mental loops.
- muzani 6y agoIt's like how operating systems use RAM. Excess capacity is wasteful, so our consciousness fills up with stuff, to the point it's freezing up because it's too occupied. Unlike RAM, it has difficulty realizing that it shouldn't be that way.