Yeah, I thought it would appeal to transhumanists.
The interesting question is how you get increased artistic ability without the gambling. It might be a variant on wireheading. What makes for a hunt for significance which isn’t sidetracked by a mere feeling of significance? I’ve heard that part of the hook for gambling is a feeling that winning and losing have meaning beyond the money.
Yeah, I thought it would appeal to transhumanists.
The interesting question is how you get increased artistic ability without the gambling. It might be a variant on wireheading. What makes for a hunt for significance which isn’t sidetracked by a mere feeling of significance? I’ve heard that part of the hook for gambling is a feeling that winning and losing have meaning beyond the money.