@fadeaccompli But the corrupt dealer can be chance, engineers, nazis, criminals. The mechanism is necessary background for investigating 1/2
@jakedfw @fadeaccompli @pnh SF's (I wouldn't say SFF's) idea of a hard choice is getting to decide who lives and who dies (not you).
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@chaosprime Such as Sophie's Choice.@fadeaccompli@pnh -
@jakedfw The consequences there are personal. Not so fun. You want more in the line of murderous technocratic impulse.@fadeaccompli@pnh -
@jakedfw The fantasy is of getting to choose who deserves to live because you're SO smart and SO logical. Nerd revenge.@fadeaccompli@pnh -
@chaosprime As I said, I'm missing the "nerd revenge" cultural reference. To me, "Cold Equations" is tragic, not porn.@fadeaccompli@pnh -
@jakedfw It is a blessed state of innocence in which you dwell, Jake Kerr. Cherish it.@fadeaccompli@pnh -
@chaosprime I'm ignorant of a lot of things, I assure you. Many many things.@fadeaccompli@pnh
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