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Aella
@Aella_Girl
If you press button 1, everyone has access to a room with an incredibly realistic simulation where they can live out whatever they want. If you press button 1b, this simulation refuses to support fantasies that would be very harmful irl, such as pedophilia, rape, or murder.
  • I do not press any button
    20.2%
  • I press button 1
    56.1%
  • I press 1 and 1b
    23.7%
1,778 votesFinal results
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Joshua Z
@JoshuaZed1
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@Aella_Girl
One issue here is the nature of simulations. I suspect that
@eripsa
might question the idea that one can have a detailed simulation and not end up with entities that perceive suffering. I picked my answer under the assumption that non-conscious accurate simulations can exist.
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Art Keller
@ArtKeller
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@Aella_Girl
IRL, they've found a correlation between rise in porn use and reduction in sexual assault. Assuming that correlation operates across a range of antisocial behaviors, although it feels creepy to do it, button 1 is ethical, harm reducing choice.
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Greg Dember
@GregDember
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@Aella_Girl
I voted 1B, not because I believe the characters in the simulation are conscious, but because the experiences in the sim might train / desensitize the user in violent behavior, leading them to do these things in real life.
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Timon
@TMrSims
Replying to
@Aella_Girl
Synthetic fantasies that have no effect on the real world aren't anyone's concern. Not interested in policing thoughts so go wild. Plus, has no one ever thought about whether or not they could get away with a murder?
unfuckyou
@_unfuckyou_
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@Aella_Girl
How is the simulation generated? Are the people in the simulation, simulated, or actors? If simulations, are they aware of their situation? 1 (as opposed to 1b) is basically the premise of "Westworld"...
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