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You can't explain a seemingly magical system in reductionist terms unless it was designed from the beginning to have a hidden explanation.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
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This is true for the same reason that the vast majority of 100-kilobyte files can't be compressed to 100 bytes.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
@ESYudkowsky
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14. ruj 2017. |
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It's a remarkable fact about our reality that it has truly impressive hidden explanations. You can't expect the same for Dresdenverse magic.
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@miyazakishiloh
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14. ruj 2017. |
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This is why you should always make you hidden magical physics first.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
@ESYudkowsky
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14. ruj 2017. |
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Well, yes, that's my point. I couldn't have a stunning reveal of the Truth behind the magic of HPMOR, because I didn't design HP magic.
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Martin Jambon 🐾
@mjambon
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14. ruj 2017. |
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How do biological organisms fit in this picture?
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DuncanCV
@DuncanCV
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16. ruj 2017. |
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You can often explain a magical system through the careful application of cultural literacy and narrative necessity.
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MugaSofer
@MugaSofer
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25. svi 2018. |
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Can too: "aliens."
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Jordan Medina
@jmeds2000
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15. ruj 2017. |
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Sometimes I have no clue what you're saying and the effort required trying to understand leaves me wild eyed. Like, did I figure it out..
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