If this is the case, I imagine that the story will be darn-near not understandable towards the end, when Harry finds this out.
I mean, what do you expect to happen when you expect reality to fit your expectations? When the territory starts to match to the map?!
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I mean, what do you expect to happen when reality fits your expectations? When the territory starts to match to the map?!
I’ve been writing a story based on this premise. Spoiler: crazy shit happens.
Well, if the “expects” operator starts acting like a “proves” operator, that sounds like Lob’s theorem.
Sounds like the ending of Anathem.
It also reminds me of Friedman’s Coldfire books.
If this is the case, I imagine that the story will be darn-near not understandable towards the end, when Harry finds this out.
I mean, what do you expect to happen when you expect reality to fit your expectations? When the territory starts to match to the map?!
Edit: a Added the words ‘you expect’ and changed nearby words to be grammatically appropriate.
I’ve been writing a story based on this premise. Spoiler: crazy shit happens.
Well, if the “expects” operator starts acting like a “proves” operator, that sounds like Lob’s theorem.
Sounds like the ending of Anathem.
It also reminds me of Friedman’s Coldfire books.