solirs to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Roko's basilisk (infohazard/existential horror)en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down18
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkRoko's basilisk (infohazard/existential horror)en.m.wikipedia.orgsolirs to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square13linkfedilink
minus-squaretrucy@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前It’s just the techbro’s version of the Pascal wager
minus-squareAlien Nathan Edward@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前This is a perfect summary because they both seem to prove a really interesting point as long as you assume there’s no downside to dedicating your entire life to something only to find out that thing never existed.
It’s just the techbro’s version of the Pascal wager
This is a perfect summary because they both seem to prove a really interesting point as long as you assume there’s no downside to dedicating your entire life to something only to find out that thing never existed.