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Post by Andrew on May 22, 2015 19:38:05 GMT
So the term “Orz” is both an individual and a species in some ways, like Esthfora is both an individual and a world? Could you clarify how it works for them to be a single person and also have a culture with mental editing?
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Post by Meletiti Entelecheiai on May 22, 2015 19:56:46 GMT
So the term “Orz” is both an individual and a species in some ways, like Esthfora is both an individual and a world? Could you clarify how it works for them to be a single person and also have a culture with mental editing? Mm... Imagine if your neurons were sapient, for example, or if you were part of a sapient organization. You are still yourself, have your own identity and individuality, but as an emergent part of your interactions with other individuals there exists an overself intelligence. It's not quite like the overself has control over you, so much as that your actions and decisions (which are heavily informed by your fellow Orz) are part of how the oveself computes, and the reactions of the overself are natural results of your overall culture-system. This isn't quite it - they've thoroughly internalized this, so individual Orz don't really think of themselves as individual even when they act "independently" - but it's a start, I hope?
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Post by MagicPhD on May 22, 2015 20:34:41 GMT
Like a true hive mind; one with no queen?
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Post by Meletiti Entelecheiai on May 22, 2015 20:45:48 GMT
Like a true hive mind; one with no queen? That's the impression I got, though I haven't asked explicitly. Orz is free to correct me, of course.
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Post by Orz on May 22, 2015 22:19:55 GMT
You are so *silly*! *Campers* can *party* without being *connected* for *camping*! It is *fun*! Can even *party* when *spitting*, but *squirting* *pretty colours* is the best *game*.
I am always Orz. I have many *fingers*, but all are Orz. No *finger* is most *special*; it is *silly*. Orz is more than all *fingers*.
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Post by Meletiti Entelecheiai on May 22, 2015 22:46:09 GMT
Ah, I see. Partying is less of a distinct operation than I thought it was; to some degree, any form of communication (which, to be fair, does technically count as "mutually modifying another's mind") counts as partying, with higher-bandwidth and higher-resolution forms of communication to be much preferred.
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Post by Lantern on May 22, 2015 22:58:37 GMT
Okay, yes! If party=talking/sharing -> willing to party, low bandwidth, low resolution, text-based -nonmagical, -noninvasive, mind changes only. >Orz, I am willing to have a *spitting* party, be friendly!
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Post by esthfora on May 23, 2015 2:32:55 GMT
Orz is so cute! It's so, so far away, but it's sweet and full of strange things. I like it.
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Post by Orz on May 23, 2015 2:43:02 GMT
This is *smiley* time! You are *happy campers* after all!! *Parties* can be so much *fun*! It is *happy days*!
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Post by esthfora on May 23, 2015 2:46:41 GMT
You're very far away from me, Orz! Most people aren't nearly so far away. Do you like rainbows?
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Post by Orz on May 23, 2015 2:57:57 GMT
*Smelling* *pretty colours* is best!
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Post by esthfora on May 23, 2015 3:00:10 GMT
I can put ideas in pretty colours that are different from yours. Do you want to see?
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Post by Orz on May 23, 2015 3:06:12 GMT
Orz does not *see* *many bubbles* like *campers*, but it is always *fun* to *smell* *pretty colours.*
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Post by esthfora on May 23, 2015 3:08:04 GMT
This is what my pretty colours look like.
Do you like them?
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Post by Orz on May 23, 2015 3:11:45 GMT
You are *squirting* *colours*! It is *fun* to *smell*!
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