• teft@lemmy.world
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    Potentially a holographic lover could also be unseen. Leave the tactile and force fields active but turn off the visible em field and you can do the best roleplay of patrick swayze and demi moore in Ghost.

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          man if someone invented/released holodeck tech tomorrow, id give us till the end of the year and the Earth is cooked.

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            It’s one of the theories as to why we haven’t seen any other intelligent species in the galaxy.

            They develop to the point of being able to digitally create their own internal worlds and fantasies and infinitely live in a reality of their own making. They never have to bother exploring, communicating or broadcasting anything into the universe ever. Making them silent and invisible to everyone else.

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        Hank Venture: Hey, Brock?

        Brock Samson: [sighs] Yeah?

        Hank Venture: How would you do it?

        Brock Samson: You’re asleep, quick jerk of the neck, never feel a thing.

        Hank Venture: You’ve thought about this.

        Brock Samson: Yes, I have.