[ExI] ETs/Aliens

[Ben Zaiboc]

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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