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The Experience Machine Dilemma and Its Connection to Connection
30:21 - 35:27 (05:05)
This episode discusses the experience machine thought experiment, where people have the option to live a perfect life in a virtual reality machine. The discussion explores whether or not true connection with others is sacrificed in the experience machine, and whether this sacrifice would make people decide to leave the machine or stay in it.
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The experience machine poses a question of whether given the choice, people would prefer to enter a simulated reality over their current life; but experiencing real connections and the unpredictability of reality may hold more value to many.
30:21 - 35:27 (05:05)
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Summary
The experience machine poses a question of whether given the choice, people would prefer to enter a simulated reality over their current life; but experiencing real connections and the unpredictability of reality may hold more value to many.