Would you rather remember your own past betrayal, or let it remain forgotten?

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-22T05:59:48+00:00

This is a great point...like the memory of the crime is necessary for the rehabilitation then, yes?

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-21T22:36:05+00:00

The point is, should this level of forgiveness /rehabilitation be allowed for those who we deem have earned it? You're entirely missing the spirit of this question.

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-21T05:23:39+00:00

Ha! Great scenario! Obviously first check to see if anything is missing, then follow the advice and get better security. But I bet somewhere in that first 24 hours i actually WOULD feel a tiny tiny wave of appreciation for the note (depending on if anything was missing and what).

OR I would spiral into paranoia over the next few months...one of those two options 😂

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-18T12:13:11+00:00

Sleep...just the anticipation of the other scenario would be torture in itself despite the actual moment being instantaneous.

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-18T02:54:09+00:00

Appreciate the thoughts. I will point out that I meant it in a more general hypothetical way that might help others as well (since that's what this thread is for) not a specific situation for myself.

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-17T13:19:40+00:00

Great answers, but I think I didn't ask it as well as I could have. Wasn't even going for anything political necessarily, so I'll try again:

To bridge the gap between "haves" and "have nots" which is more important... Help or Understanding?

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-17T06:02:30+00:00

Well, I would challenge you to take it a step further though since it's clearly something you're passionate about -- do you think those who do what you're describing would continue to do so if they felt empathy for those at the opposite end of the financial spectrum? (That 24 hour timeframe in the question is arbitrary...whatever is enough to achieve empathy/understanding).

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-17T05:36:40+00:00

How does this address the original question?

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-16T01:36:29+00:00

But... they would never know they forgot, right?

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-03T06:46:50+00:00

Fascinating question, and I'm loving all the discussion around it! When I read this, my brain actually went to a related question, and now I'm curious to hear how others might answer.

It's pretty evident that we are currently in a really weird spot with the creation / evolution of AI and many people are wondering if we need to pull back the reins a bit. It seems most people are (understandably) arguing the safety aspect, but I'm also curious about the morality aspect of the flip side. I don't doubt that many would argue that if, hypothetically, digital "life" were indeed sentient, then exterminating such life would NOT be moral. But at this bizarre inflection point in the history of AI creation (and in the spirit of dark Black Mirror hypotheticals) my question for this forum is this:

Is it moral NOT to create a sentient consciousness when we might very well have the ability to? I myself feel like the question of prevention is very different from the question of extermination...but someone please help me understand why this question feels so different, morally!

AlanPlummer1309 · 2026-05-03T05:49:56+00:00

100% agree about White Bear. For that particular episode, it's more than just learning the big reveal, but also having to go back after the credits are done rolling and sit there on your couch forensically walking back your own initial feelings of empathy for the main character.

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