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 Social Implications of Being a Technomancer, Like being black in the 40's? |
 Apr 26 2011, 10:20 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 687 Joined: 22-October 09 Member No.: 17,783  |
Or forcing humanity to become something the horrors cannot feed upon.
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Apr 26 2011, 10:28 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,300 Joined: 6-February 08 From: Cologne, Germany Member No.: 15,648 |
QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Apr 26 2011, 07:28 PM)  I still think it'd be interesting to explore the possibility that Deus was really trying to prepare humanity for the coming of the Horrors. I still think he just wanted to install Protocol 7. |
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Apr 26 2011, 10:44 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
An AI's attempt at a firmware patch of "Honesty" and "Morality" into wetware?
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Apr 27 2011, 12:46 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
QUOTE (Sixgun_Sage @ Apr 26 2011, 06:20 PM) Or forcing humanity to become something the horrors cannot feed upon. Pretty much this. Imagine all of humanity linked to and dominated by the massmind that is Deus. Perfectly coordinated, able to cut off and eliminate infected portions instantly. With all the genius on the planet synchronized towards developing anti-Horror weapons and defenses. Imagine if he were able to meld the magically active into the hive mind, the mana-tech techniques and devices he could come up with. The irony, of course, is that this would make Deus pretty much the newest Horror, but I'm sure Deus thought it was perfectly logical. -k |
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Apr 27 2011, 10:00 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,236 Joined: 27-July 10 Member No.: 18,860 |
@KarmaInferno
QUOTE Imagine all of humanity linked to and dominated by the massmind that is Deus. Perfectly coordinated, able to cut off and eliminate infected portions instantly. Or get fucked even faster. Yeah, a collectiv is a fun thing (Locutus sends his regards) but as soon as it gets infecteted.... I guess such a collectiv would be an even easier target for the horrors. Just one target. In general I dislike the idea of Deus thinking about the horrors. This is hidden knowledge and nothing you find in the matrix (maybe you find some of it but most of the stuff you find would be crap and an AI could not destinguish between crap and truth, since even the laws of physics do not tell right from wrong here). If you want a motivation for Deus go in the direction of SkyNet or something like this. Deus was not crafted to deal with the horrors he lacks the information. (As far as I understood it, the horrors are nothing you could fight in any way) |
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Apr 27 2011, 10:25 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Apr 26 2011, 07:46 PM) Imagine all of humanity linked to and dominated by the massmind that is Deus. -k Imagine a boot stamping on a metahuman brain—forever. That is Deus. |
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