From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Jun 11 2002 - 07:55:25 MDT
Samantha Atkins wrote:
>
> sylvia m. wrote:
> >
> > how about the old Fidonet philosophy of "everyone equally armed ot the
> > teeth and no casualties"? doesn't violence take a different meaning in
> > virtual space? bloodshed just becomes a mutable image, while mental
> > cruelty or limitation becomes entirely devastating.
> >
>
> Personally I have never found "virtual space" violence any more
> palatable than the physical space variety. I abhor both. I
> don't believe it is good for people psychological to spend their
> time fragging other people virtually. At least it doesn't
> actually kill people. But when/if we upload, then what? Where
> does reality end and virtuality begin?
But is it proper to produce policy based on personal neurosis? So
violence makes you gag, and the fact that fictional violence produces
the same result shows it's not a matter of actual people getting hurt,
or actual pain being inflicted, it's just in your head. You also
improperly assume that one side will always be killed in any match, and
that wounds in virtuality will have the same impact and consequences as
in reality.
If/when people upload, they will at least have the ability to keep a
backup on hand before the start of any sparring. In such a scenario,
regular engagement in violence can only improve each individual's
survivability.
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