tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post6183196597813663026..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Virtual hellRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-91492732084859892732019-02-28T23:30:52.063-05:002019-02-28T23:30:52.063-05:00That's the theme of the brilliant black mirror...That's the theme of the brilliant black mirror episode USS Callister. A Computer programmer is God in his own virtual world. For those unfortunate souls trapped in that world it truly is hell.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320569420417469805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-26955153082311723942019-02-27T11:36:16.808-05:002019-02-27T11:36:16.808-05:00Look at what happens in countries where it starts ...Look at what happens in countries where it starts to become clear that the government is losing control (e.g. recently in Iraq, Syria, Libya, the Sahel). Suddenly, petty and serious crime flourish. People loot and murder their neighbours without fearing that justice will catch up with them. What does this show? As Steve says, it shows what people always wanted to do, but were simply constrained by other factors. It wasn't the morality of the action, but other factors (chiefly, the consequences) that determined whether they did it or not. The removal of restraint doesn't create new desires, but reveals ones that were always latent.David Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177521181432533108noreply@blogger.com