sophotechnology
So, letâs talk about Theory of Mind. Well, okay, not that theory of mind. The theory of how minds work in the âverse, and so the theory behind most sophotechnology, since this topic has come up on the Discord recently. (Much of the below was heavily inspired by Greg
Eldraeic Transcend
Kicking this one uphill from a comment to an actual post, since it may clarify matters for any other readers, too, with questions in this area: Okay. Let me try this again. All minds, as defined in the âverse, are Minskian societies of mind, masses of independently running agents on
worldbuilding
Random thought: Do eldrae sleep? Yes, except for a few unconventionally modified clades. Specifically, itâs necessary in order to dream â because bio-brains get very unhappy when they donât get their maintenance downtime. The nowline doesnât need as much as the baseline (being quite happy to sustain three
identity
Vinwi Cyberdemocracy: Does not exist. (The year 6829 marked the collapse of the Shrouded Suns Selfdomâs most successful identity fraud operation, in which they used an automated botnet of false identities, reputation bots, and infojacked social networks to produce and cross-verify almost one million false identities purportedly originating in
trope-a-day
Which Me?: Averted. Since forking is common, Eldraeic has long since adopted proper naming and pronoun conventions to distinguish I-prime from me-secundus and me-tertius, and even me-tertius-beta.
worldbuilding
Some identity questions from Specialist290: We all know by now the contempt with which a good citizen-shareholder regards the continuity theory of identity, For new readers not familiar with the Eldraeverse status quo and thus who might not know by now, the dominant theory of identity in the technologically advanced
pattern identity
More from Specialist290, because itâs post-dinner: A few small questions regarding pattern identity and the metaphysics thereof: 1. Are there any possible scenarios where two forks of the same personality can diverge from one another significantly enough for them to be regarded as different persons, when the result of
Darkness Within
Z plus four seconds Mind-state transmission received: 3.301229 exp 16 octets validated. Identity confirmed: Isif Alclair-ith-Alclair [UCID and mindprint match]. Reinstantiating⌠Dynamic mind-state analysis confirms mental integrity. Cannot contact Am-I-Me service [no endpoint]. Cannot contact Identity Tribunal (proxy) [no endpoint]. Cannot contact incarnation insurance provider (proxy) [no endpoint]. Identity
worldbuilding
Specialist290 e-mails with some questions. (Also some compliments, for which thank you kindly, but whatâs getting responded to here are the questionsâŚ) Here goes: 1. Are there any major subcultures / subcommunities within the Empire that deviate significantly from the âideal normâ enough to be noteworthy without actually violating the
trope-a-day
Sigil Spam: Played entirely straight. The Imperials are a proud bunch, and they expect it of others; indeed, lack of Sigil Spam is considered rather suspicious, because if you arenât proud enough to stand behind your product/service/philosophy, then why should they believe itâs any damn good,