[ExI] ETs/Aliens
Ben Zaiboc
ben at zaiboc.net
Tue Sep 17 17:58:04 UTC 2024
On 17/09/2024 14:28, Keith Henson wrote:
> " perhaps in an SF story,"
>
> I did that a long time ago. Do you need me to post a pointer again?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Keith
The Clinic Seed was good, and it does mention slowing down someone's
perception of time. I can recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it.
While The Clinic Seed deals with the impact of uploading itself on human
society, what I had in mind was afterwards (in a setting where the
initial effects of uploading are over and it's a common or even
universal thing), a more focused exploration of the societal
implications of the ability of uploads to change how quickly time flows
for them. Implications for both the uploaded and the un-uploaded
(assuming there are any). How this ability might affect interpersonal
relationships, people's psychology and how it could change the way
society functions. How it may be, for some, not just an ability but a
necessity, for various reasons (like sustaining a multi-tiered system
with different units running at different clock-speeds, as per my
previous post).
Ben
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