Similar here. I rarely dream (and typically not very vividly even when so). It could be because my sleep quality is poor (sleep stages likely impacted due to autonomic issues, and it's possible that I need something like CPAP) then again I also have aphantasia.
Neither, I want to have my brain scan put into a robot and live forever
I will never be convinced that isn't a copy. Grod-dang emdot-tu drives don't have thoughts, Michael!
Now getting a brain case to be put into other bodies? Sure. Though I would immediately be unrecognizable as a human, not because I'd become some cyberbrute but because I'd be something more like Wall-E(/an ROV) or at times some monolith in a forest tied into the Myconet.
Maybe humanoid arms, maybe eyes that aren't cameras, but other than that I'm not sure. Maybe living gel (that assists with homeostasis, bioreaction) though that wouldn't be obviously human either. It might be the most obvious just when I'm doing some hobby-esque things, or making a mistake and immediately being aware of it.
where no one knows you personally, and you don’t even know anything in the future
That's my life already. So I guess it should be me, maybe they can fix my health and maybe I could live more comfortably+freely and learn a little more. Some symbiotic cyborg tech would be nice too, but maybe happy/purposeful revival is already a stretch.
I don't see the jump from "I have problems socializing/functioning" to "I am special/nobody else has these problems". I mentioned the first comment because
thanks for letting me try with you
seems like a fairly healthy/wholesome expressed thought.
Also yeah maybe both users are just-a-bit-on-the-spectrum and they probably know it. Does that change something, are they too common to express themselves? Shut up and get better or that's-a-you-problem?
This is an odd sticking point (same with another comment), it doesn't even seem relevant to either thought (especially the first) other than it being asserted already by the inclusion of the comic.
Maybe not-special is true or maybe differences can brushed aside, but either way these thoughts are likely conclusions from their lived experiences and even a nice interpretation of the comic seems more like a cold comfort that doesn't change much going forward. It probably has more impact if someone does live in/near a big city (particularly a place like Portland), but that is a bit of a leap to assume.
Side 1, pointing at brain: Ah, see there's something wrong with the firmware here, or maybe it's a hardware issue. Unclear if it's even an error (it may serve some purpose), but it does negatively impact living. Made even worse by recall-worthy issues outside of the brain.
Side 2: Despite (or perhaps because of) my shortcomings I am very human, I know I am just another multi-cellular organism. But it does not matter. Nothing valued is here, I cannot go elsewhere.
Side 3: Yeah, I lack public transportation or things that come with it (I'm in a sparse area).
I feel like if it's not every day+not a money issue+well below combustion+not putting a significant risk on others (driving) then it's probably not too bad.
Having usage that is less instant, less portable, less potent, less common, or more variable may help too (ritual, not habit). Also if your stuff is low-quality (cheap/free) you probably won't worry so much about wasting it if you let it sit.
Or maybe that's a cope from me in a similar spot. Though either way things are not changing for the better for me, aside from maybe the small (mostly sustaining) steps I'm still doing.
43KiB, though obviously a chunk of that is from the colors of the jpg Professor.
EDIT: I just noticed webp messes with colors around the edges too (which would matter more if I cut the resolution in half or so). The original .png (what I actually uploaded) doesn't at 51.6KiB.
Also obviously this would be less data in non-pixel format (well, it'd likely be eaten up by overhead for packaging, though after that it would allow tons of art for negligible data cost). Would be smaller as an svg for example (or an swf).
From what I see from family, it probably involves drinking or travel/expenses beyond me (also, with their existing connections). Though these days if it's not work or shopping they probably are staying home more often than not.
I ride my bike on a multi-use trail, but given the sparse area not good odds to meet anyone due to multiple reasons.
I'm in the US with no car (and not in a city), and don't drink. No idea on anything that could even be mistaken for a social environment, especially when it requires money.
I mean yeah I'm also not wired for that, so add in other issues/oddities and that's just how it is I guess.
I was going to say something like this (that it could combine in interesting ways) though if we assume that it was part of society's past it's more likely it was never created due to lack of need (being deaf would no longer be a hindrance to communication).
Though being blind would be even worse and I'm not sure what (simple) system could be created to overcome that. It would be like being deaf now but without sign-language existing, at least when it comes to receiving communication.
I guess maybe some implant like a modified cochlear implant, but that's not exactly simple
The cost ceiling for AAA games has increased, but no I'd say considering advancements in game engines and the power of personal computers the floor has never been cheaper (1 person can make a game in their free time for $0, even 3D).
If any were to embrace the lower-end(/minimalism, proven older techniques) you'd think it'd be this company, but now their releases are "only" 10-20GiB.
I would roll the dice on "unethical" (/underground?) brain preservation testing in hopes that maybe in 200+ years things (if it doesn't fully melt down) would suck less. Which honestly would likely be the same as what you've said.
If not? I could probably live in VR if it weren't about digital real-estate. Ideally, flexible living with some purpose, more organics for life support (symbiotic+robust microbiomes) even though I definitely would be mistaken for a robot especially as I could see myself doing rather robotic-seeming things (like tapping into a mycorrhizal network to trade nutrients with trees to get pollutants like nickel).
Can we love as neither
Speaking for myself, outlook not so good. (typo, I know)
Honestly, as an outsider it seems like an institution (breaking their own oath by) covering things up for decades makes it obvious why people don't trust (or even respect) them.
They mean live vs just existing.