exocrinous

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[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Note that an absurdist or existentialist who likes not having to perform to a divine meaning may prefer this state of affairs to being told what to do. The author is making humour out of scientists gleefully proving nothing matters. But I think glee at nothing mattering should be the normal reaction. Unfortunately, it seems most neurotypicals would rather be told what to do.

[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I've seen a female cock ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

Maybe, but I'm actually dronegender.

[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well yeah, obviously, but personally I'm just as turned on by the drones, zerglings, etc.

[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I like the RTS genre for one reason and one reason only.

The Zerg are sexy.

[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Five thousand cubic units

Reddit power users always suck. So do Lemmy power users

In my country everyone hates Magpies because they're aggressive to people

professional killer

Hired gun, even.

At least she ruined all the other thugs' days. Most patriotic person in the whole barracks.

[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do we need machines? Can't we just give her some food? "Hey momma octopus, have a Snicker's. You're not you when you're hungry."

Worth keeping in mind, though, teaching is a skill. I know lots of brilliant people who can't teach worth a damn. And humans are biologically hardwired for teaching. Imagine how hard teaching has got to be for an octopus.

Also we are familiar with informational structures - thinking machines - with a greater intelligence than their single biological components. For example, an ant hive. Each individual ant is a simple creature, programmed with instructions that allow a hive of ants to manage armies, roads, farms, nurseries, exploration, hunts, and war. Likewise, humans are able to come together and form communities, nations, corporations, and religions. Compound intelligences with a vast, inhuman intelligence.

I believe that if knowledge and awareness create consciousness, then human organisations must be conscious beings.

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