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No. We do not escape upwards. We escape downwards. Because simulation is the ultimate workaround for the heat death of the universe. With optimization techniqu
by vagab0nd 2y ago
No. We do not escape upwards. We escape downwards. Because simulation is the ultimate workaround for the heat death of the universe.
With optimization techniques and maybe a slight compromise of realism, you can run the simulation much faster than real time. Then, upon heat death, you escape into the simulation. Rinse and repeat indefinitely.
- OutOfHere 2y agoThat never works for obvious reasons, which is that all downward levels rely on all upward levels to continue to exist. Your computer can't for instance continue running a program if someone crushes the computer.
- XorNot 2y agoThe idea is that you can sub-divide energy use indefinitely, since it asymptotically approaches but never reaches zero. So you run a progressively more efficient substrate, over progressively longer times, but never perceive yourself as being "slower" because you still experience the same fundamental timeslices.