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Originally Posted by Manomanman  I'm glad to hear that it feels prettymuch the same, that's what my instincts were saying.
I read "Life the Ultimate Game" 4 months ago and my brother and I had a good chuckle about it, because we know it's all true! (True = funny). We have always done what you suggest, which is consciously acknowledge our problems, but we're still slaves to them.
I am definitely a good enough player. I frequently declare myself to be the smartest person in the world. I used to think that I had to prove that to people with an argument, but I've since come to realize that actions are the only proof for our ideas. Everybody thinks I'm insane when I declare I have #1 worldwide intelligence, because I'm a poor grad student. But I have the potential in my mind to radically change the reality in which all humans live, because I'm the only living human who realizes the nature of the technology that can alleviate the need for human beings to do physical labor (see Make money or invent new technology? for a more detailed description).
The reason I fell back into MMOs was because I couldn't fulfill the need to make money for myself, so I had to delve back into gaming to satisfy that need. My self-esteen is just perpetually low because I have yet to "Do It Now".
Well, it's time to do it now  |
I don't know many people who'd define intelligence as "knowing what to do and then not doing it."
Would you consider a robot who made such claims to be highly intelligent?
Talking about the intelligence you can't apply is like bragging about a car you can't drive.