you can't say that a soldiers "true self" is the violence he has to enact, nor the perfected protocol of rank he must abide by

perhaps in the case of soldiers the true self is the consciousness that mediates their action

a very densely built-up series of if-then statements

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop

if anything the true self resides in the decision-state of this cycle

but not necessarily in the playing of games

game-playing frees us to "go for the kill" so to speak

i like to use chess as an example of this

because it's such a restrictive game itself, and the physical action of the game is limited to moving pieces around a board, so it's pretty much 100% mental effort

a good chess player bends himself to the destruction of his opponent within an incredibly limited scope

his mind is as focused on this as a fighter pilot on winning a dogfight or a basketball player attempting to snatch the ball from an opposing players hand

a good chess players "goes for the kill" as aggressively and single-mindedly as anyone

games themselves are like a weird sub-reality where everything is replaced with a lesser form of itself

and we accept the rules as a civilizing factor or something

this is where i'm not really coherent

we easily and readily accept rulesets and convention in games for some reason

we've got this concept of recognized success that we need to satisfy

someones gotta figure this shit out before 2025 or we're all fucked

yeah war crimes are not unlike "cheating" in a game

your "win" is not recognized by others

and you can be punished

wow i'm fuckin stupid this morning

also olympic athletes are a good example of this

because they train all year long for a good chunk of their lives to participate in internationally recognized games

the elite of the elite olympic athletes spare no expense in their striving to dominate their chosen game

i just find the whole idea that even in our leisure we often want to be "fully activated" as it were

very fascinating

fuck you andrew

i'll kill you bitch

@CSPAN U dont wanna fight me Bro

*bro* you *don't* wanna fight me *dude*

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/factory-making-child-sex-robots-12309392

This is the “scary ar15” article all over again

>My mind was processing what it meant that this doll existed in physical space.

an impossible task

the didnt show any of the child version obviusly

they didnt want any backlash, and the only robot thing about them is that they have some sort of voicebox and ai

imo trash

seriusly i dont understand why this is being developed, its far from enjoyable unless your a fucking retard

lovley

ill fight both you niggas