I do have to admit it's a bit disheartening to post that pic, and then people react to it by looking how to use the objects to 'hack' the nature of reality.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 105 points 10 months ago (1 children)

OP: "Hey, guys! Here are some objects that hack the nature of reality."

Posters: *Uses them to further hack the nature of reality, just in other ways*

OP:

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Kind of, lol. But you can see the difference in the type of hacking. The objects are only meant to hack your own, private reality. That's what the picture is meant to address, that aspect of our lives that can't be translated into external and/or mechanical utility.

Besides, the issue of energy scarcity that the replies are working off could be fixed or at least minimised through realistic technological and political/economic solutions, with no need for magical objects that defy the laws of physics. But no law or real invention can be guaranteed e.g. to give you good dreams.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The objects are only meant to hack your own, private reality.

So they induce a kind of psychosis? Ah, sweet. Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension. 😜

[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

we have things that do that already, they're called drugs.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, that magic candle single handedly gives hope for reversing universal entropy. Everything else might be personally fulfilling but that thing could be the key to preventing the heat death of the universe.

Which would be pretty personally fulfilling too imo.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 10 months ago

Universe schmuniverse, I just want to smell my theatre days! 😛

[–] HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

mein freund, some of us prefer to focus on extracting the most material value out of these hypothetical objects, simply because we want to. it's fun to imagine the possibilities with the infinite energy from the candle and the mug.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

material value

I think that's the point that they're making: it's supposed to be about which object of immense EMOTIONAL value would make people the happiest, and then a lot of people make it about their material value in stead.

As much as I understand their disappointment, though, Lemmy of all places is so full of nerds and geeks (said with love as a geek myself) who know a lot about technical stuff that it was pretty much bound to happen..

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, thank you :D (I mean, of course I'm exaggerating a bit by claiming I'm disappointed, it's more of a... "conceptual" disappointment)

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I was in a band called Conceptual Disappointment. We had excellent stage design, but the music was mediocre at best.

[–] UpperBroccoli@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So... Conceptual Disappointment was actually Practical Disappointment?

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 3 points 10 months ago

You know concept albums? It was a concept band where the concept was disappointing everyone involved.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

I think infinite energy would create muuuch more happiness for so many more people. But i direct happiness cheats are easier to understand i guess.

[–] Lena@lemmy.zip 13 points 10 months ago

I agree. And thank you for the heartwarming content ❤️

[–] variants@possumpat.io 4 points 10 months ago

That was my realization when I invited people to my minecraft server and saw people dig a whole and breed cows just to kill them for xp, while I was over there giving them grass and water and a nice fence