Currently looping back to my favorite #ThoughtExperiment + wondering whether anyone would preemptively defederate if a huge interest-based community announced they were moving here:

https://hachyderm.io/@pevohr/109536860584302084

For example, what might it look like if #TaylorSwift + 1% of her most committed, hardcore fans migrated off Twitter to an official AP site she hosted?

Do we have the cultural + technological resilience to cope well with this? If not, why?

Currently looping back to my favorite #ThoughtExperiment + wondering whether anyone would preemptively defederate if a huge interest-based community announced they were moving here:

https://hachyderm.io/@pevohr/110565823315812312

For example, what might it look like if #TaylorSwift + 1% of her most committed, hardcore fans migrated off Twitter to an official AP site she hosted?

Do we have the cultural + technological resilience to cope well with this? If not, why?

#Thought #experiment:

What would you #buy if you could only buy stuff this month and then nothing else for the rest of your life?

What if that includes household supplies (shampoo, detergent)? What if it includes food?

#supply #chain #supplyChain #standardOfLiving #consumerism #obsolescence #plannedObsolescence #thoughtExperiment
#Repair #RightToRepair #CircularEconomy #eWaste #Consumption #Sustainability #waste #sustainable #limits #growth #degradation #resources #unsustainable #production

#JeffreyKaplan - The famous #ChineseRoom #ThoughtExperiment - #JohnSearle (1980)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBE06SdgzwM&ab_channel=JeffreyKaplan

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfMind #TheoryOfMind #TheoriesOfMind #Mind #Consciousness #Computing #Symbol #Symbols #StrongAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Dualism #Behaviourism #Functionalism #IdentityTheory #Syntax #Semantics

Every #sciencefiction story that features alien species invading our planet(s) for resources or entertainment without thought or consideration for the lives of humans can be viewed as a warning for #humanity. They are a warning that WE will be the violent alien species. They are a warning of humanity's potential and an attempt to help us empathize with the intelligent species we may encounter. They leave us with a question: What must we do to avoid this fate?
#thoughtexperiment
#ethics
#empathy

#DavidHunt - Does #Philosophy Illuminate #Religion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEgeLfS_D8Q&ab_channel=CloserToTruth

#Philosophy #Theology #PhilosophyOfReligion #Religion #ThoughtExperiment #ThoughtExperiments #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

@futurebird To be clear, this 🧵 is just a #ThoughtExperiment. Currently,

- client UXs definitely aren't polished enough for this userbase,

- backends (+ possibly protocols) aren't necessarily up to the load that could be imposed by 900K of TS's most ardent fans, +

- it's unclear what kind of budget she might have to throw at such a thing.

However, anyone taking seriously the promise of a truly robust #fediverse should keep this in mind as a design target.

#thoughtexperiment How would time travel work in a simulated universe? REW/FF wouldn't work, too much strain + infinite loops. Only way would be to fake it. Mini-simulation for the traveler. Apply changes to the broader simulation. Takes steps to minimize such changes. If discrepencies are later found, make on the fly adjustments as needed. Funnily enough, this would look like time travel in movies, e.g. Back to the Future.

I find it difficult to picture #ElonMusk in a business suit, even though I have seen photographs of Elon Musk in a business suit. And yet I find it alarmingly easy to imagine him dressed as a Carnival Barker, Big Game Hunter or Confederate General. Isn't it strange how the mind works(!) #ThoughtExperiment

In #Quantum #Mechanics, Schrödinger's cat is a thought #Experiment that illustrates a #Paradox of #Quantum #Superposition. In the #ThoughtExperiment, a hypothetical cat may be considered simultaneously both alive and dead as a result of its fate being linked to a random #Subatomic event that may or may not occur.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat

#SchrödingersCat #QuantumMechanics

#ThoughtExperiment

What is the differential between artificial vacuum and that of space?

If you have two vacuum boxes with suspended objects - a ball in one, a feather in the other - inside while in space - completely outside the atmosphere, open the box
1) a single pane
2) all 6 sides release at once
3) 2 panes which share a side
3) 2 opposite panes
4) 3 panes
(Assuming a 6 sided container)
What happens to the object? Does it move? Does it remain still? What acts upon it if it moves?