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I can't believe nobody's mentioned The Matrix yet ... this is precisely the film's whole point. In particular, that the most interesting system to which these
by caffeine 17y ago
I can't believe nobody's mentioned The Matrix yet ... this is precisely the film's whole point.
In particular, that the most interesting system to which these ideas apply is your own mind. "Free your mind, Neo."
So, then, spirituality, meditation, prayer, rituals, shamans, placebo effect, etc. = humanity's mind-lisp macros, passed down through the ages?
- petermarks 17y agoAgreed. I thought the most spine tingling part of the trilogy was at the end of the second movie when Neo uses his powers in the real world. This is reminiscent of my own hacking experience, albiet far less dramatic, where successfully gaming the rules of one system gave me a whole new perspective and level of confidence to manipulate another system. It helps to broaden your horizons, so long as you eventually hone in on one thing and give it all you got.