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Loss of self may not be the final goal, but it is a great gift. (And encouragement of self is cruelty to children.)pic.twitter.com/TYKQO7nDhm
@sarahdoingthing What is the end goal, or an approximation of it?
@micahtredding I don't think there is one - just hypnotizing ourselves to not notice and be content in the meantime before death
@sarahdoingthing So is self intrinsically opposed to contentedness? ie, is there no healthy self?
@micahtredding oh there's definitely a healthy level of self - selves are multiple, balanced in all the relationships and contexts one has
@sarahdoingthing It strikes me that "loss of self" is enjoyable precisely bc there is a vast intelligence that gets to come out and play.
@micahtredding perhaps that is the salient feature for fortunate people whose selves do not cause them extreme pain! ;)
@sarahdoingthing I'm wondering if there is some other type of consciousness we should transition to. A la bicameral mind.
@micahtredding sounds just dangerous enough to be fun
@sarahdoingthing Also, if we remove our skull's bandwidth limit, are we left w anything distinct? Or do our multiple selves rapidly diverge?
@micahtredding I think the entities we're communicating with matter more than the bandwidth (for type of consciousness that emerges)
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