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> [Zaphod] had seen the whole universe stretching to infinity around him—everything. And with it had come the clear and extraordinary knowledge that he was the
by colanderman 4y ago
> [Zaphod] had seen the whole universe stretching to infinity around him—everything. And with it had come the clear and extraordinary knowledge that he was the most important thing in it.
—Douglas Adams
- sp332 4y agoMissing some important context on that one lol. The "real" version of that device drives people crazy with their insignificance. The one Zaphod goes into is in a simulation designed for him, where he really is the most important thing.
- colanderman 4y agoFair enough!
- bhaak 4y agoEven then I never got the nagging feeling out of my head that Zaphod would have had the same reaction in the real device. That's why it was even remotely believable at all.
- krapp 4y agoIronically, this seems to mostly describe reality as I see it, with Blue Origin being part of a manufactured reality designed to appease the ego and manchild personality of Jeff Bezos. Shatner is also rich and famous (and known for his arrogance) but not to the degree that he can make governments fight for his amusement the way Bezos can. Shatner is still grounded enough to be capable of seeing reality, and being transformed by it, whereas Jeff Bezos can only see the hall of mirrors he's constructed around himself.