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> There are whole regions of space with no actual observer. Those can be swapped to disk, What disk? Where is this disk? Suppose the universe contains 10⁸⁰ at
by Karellen 3y ago
> There are whole regions of space with no actual observer. Those can be swapped to disk,
What disk? Where is this disk?
Suppose the universe contains 10⁸⁰ atoms. And we somehow figure out a way to store 10 bits of information per atom, giving our universe a storage capacity of 10⁸¹
How do you propose to simulate a universe that requires 10⁸¹ + 1 bits to describe? What disk are you going to swap the extra information out to? Where will this disk live - inside or outside of our universe?
- jncfhnb 3y agoLazy algorithm and generator functions
- b112 3y agoEven gzip will store lots of zeros in a tiny, tiny space. If a region of space isn't observed, it's a big fat load of null. If it is observed up close, whatever persistent storage you use for that space can be wiped, when the observer ceases to exist. Even now, when we observe close planetary systems, it isn't as if we are looking at all the atoms. We certainly aren't observing all the space on the planets. It's all mega fuzzy, and be therefore a fuzzy property. An approximation. But of the observer population spikes, then too much would be observed and active at once... crash!
- jncfhnb 3y agoEh, you can’t really guarantee that internal actors can observe things in any meaningful fashion that requires data storage. You can’t guarantee that you’re actually experiencing anything you believe yourself to be from the perspective of an outside observer.
- b112 3y agoWell yes I can, because it's part of the theory I concocted above. You're welcome to espouse alternative theories of course.