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When I'm feeling moody, I sometimes think that no human is sentient by themselves: we are only sentient (conscious?) as a group; and, specifically, as a group w
by thechao 4y ago
When I'm feeling moody, I sometimes think that no human is sentient by themselves: we are only sentient (conscious?) as a group; and, specifically, as a group we're "supersentient" with a shared "IQ" in the hundreds, or higher. When you're alone, your sentience (and consciousness) will continue on residually — perhaps decaying over time; possibly for the remainder of your life, but you stop being truly sentient.
- syntaxfree 4y agoGoogle “Dasein”
- psyc 4y agoThis made me smile a little. As a hermit-by-choice, this has long been one of my theories about the rest of you talking monkeys when I'm feeling uncharitable.
- tsimionescu 4y agoWell, you're active here on HN, so you're not exactly a hermit in any traditional sense of the word.
- psyc 4y agoUhuh. Because traditionally, the Web existed
- tsimionescu 4y agoTraditionally, a hermit is someone who eschews contact with others, of any kind. Hermits don't spend their time writing and reading letters, for example, which have existed forever.