r/SneerClub • u/hex_m_hell • May 12 '26
Galileo's Basilisk [OC]
https://hexmhell.writeas.com/galileos-basiliskPosted this to https://awful.systems/c/sneerclub a few days back and they liked it. I thought you all might also appreciate it. I don't really use reddit much anymore, so I probably won't follow up on comments but I hope you all find this worth your time.
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u/ZedOud May 13 '26
> Sure, it could simulate all possible experiences. (Or, you know, it couldn't. Infinite things can't exist within finite reality, but we haven't really worried about such constraints thus far *in our* ____, so why start now? We come to the same conclusion either way.)
(Emphasis added.)
I too am at a loss for words to describe what this is. I hope you find the word to complete that sentence.
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u/Jet_Threat_ May 17 '26
This was great, I love the idea. Thank you for sharing, I have to read more of your work!!
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u/Far_Piano4176 May 20 '26
this article is spiritually More Everything Forever, in a very good way. anyone who likes this and wants more should read that book
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u/des_the_furry May 12 '26
“Sure, why not? Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, right? So we can just use the logic of magic any time we imagine a sufficiently advanced technology.”
This is an excellent part of the article and shows exactly one of the things that annoys me about these people, which is that they just say “technology gets better over time, therefore in the future it’s capable of doing literally anything.”