I like teasing subtly related ideas apart. I can usually quickly decide whether or not there is a meaningful distinction and explicate it...
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...but the distinction between 'want' and 'need' has defeated my best efforts for like 6 months.
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...Best idea I've had on want vs. need: they are same psychologically at time scales > 1 yr. < 1 yr, needs are h/w accelerated, wants aren't
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fun oversimplification: a need is a want which doesn't go away when you stop believing in it
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i appear to have a multi-year tradition of remixing PKD in your mentions
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dignity is honor which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away
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Now we switch to Clarke
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satire, reality
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