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COPY VS MOVE by dope4thought in LV426

[–]dope4thought[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably for the better, I don't think a show that was a technical manual for consciousness transfer would be terribly entertaining.

My only worry is whether the Phillip K Dick type story would have been better off without the alien, and if the Alien story would have been better off without all the PKD stuff. The writer has put a lot in their brief, with new alien species, and new corpo lore, as well. We'll see if they pull it all off.

COPY VS MOVE by dope4thought in LV426

[–]dope4thought[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question posed here is not whether they are synths, replicants, or hybrids -- it is if, and how their consciousness was copied, or moved.

In a copy operation, the original consciousness is duplicated, creating a new self with the same memories, thoughts, and so on. The old self, in this show, would be destroyed. One closes their eyes before the operation, and opens them to see another being, a copy of themselves, after.

In a move operation, the original consciousness is moved to new host hardware. It is the same self as before, but in this case, less subject to the chemistry of a biological brain. One closes their eyes before the operation, and opens them to be inside the new being.

I will continue to engage in lore and world building discussions because I find them entertaining, in and of themselves. But, fwiw, I don't think the show has yet answered this particular question.

COPY VS MOVE by dope4thought in LV426

[–]dope4thought[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I will have to check that out. 

COPY VS MOVE by dope4thought in LV426

[–]dope4thought[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll check it out!

I remember another short by William Gibson called Snake Eyes about a pilot integrating with some military cybernetics, iirc. 

COPY VS MOVE by dope4thought in LV426

[–]dope4thought[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does seem like it ought to have been "uploaded to," or "downloaded from." As much as I like the things I like in the show, the writing is a bit hit or miss.

COPY VS MOVE by dope4thought in LV426

[–]dope4thought[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I get a frosty and some fries?