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May 2, 2023Liked by BLAP

hahaha what the fuck did i just read

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The moral of the story:

"Always ignore fences, even if you don't understand why they're there. You'll get to learn from the experience, use that knowledge to make sweet Alcubierre drives, and you can use *those* bad boys to ignore even bigger fences."

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Ignoring fences is the best heuristic given that we were going to ignore them anyway. Now at least we won't feel bad about the negative externalities.

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Jun 1, 2023·edited Jun 1, 2023Liked by BLAP

this is the best thing i've read in the past year. i genuinely laughed out loud

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Broke: Tearing down the fence you don’t see a reason for

Woke: Hesitating to tear down fences because they might have a good purpose

Bespoke: Knowing better and tearing down fences anyway because it might be interesting

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you can steamroll arbitrary fences as long as you know deep down you're being a naughty boy

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Vibes of Asimov's "The Last Question."

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This is amazing

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Jun 1, 2023Liked by BLAP

Yessss sweet spot of so many things

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really excellent

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