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The philosopher Robert Nozick posited a thought experiment called the experience machine, which asked if people would plug into a world where all risk was abated and they would live a very happy life. The speaker questioned whether humanity would break into two groups: those who would say yes and those who would say no because they wanted to have a real impact on the world.
And it does remind me of a thought experiment that the philosopher Robert Nozick once posited, the experience machine.
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The philosopher Robert Nozick posited a thought experiment called the experience machine, which asked if people would plug into a world where all risk was abated and they would live a very happy life. The speaker questioned whether humanity would break into two groups: those who would say yes and those who would say no because they wanted to have a real impact on the world.
And it does remind me of a thought experiment that the philosopher Robert Nozick once posited, the experience machine.
And he specifically said that if you gave people a choice whether they could plug into essentially this, right? They could plug into a world in which all risk was abated. You were going to live a very happy life. You're going to get all the same emotional responses you would in real life. Would you plug in?