Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoThose books are different from how I remembered…lemmy.worldimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1imageThose books are different from how I remembered…lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67arrow-down3·5 months agoUnless we have a way to find out what that predetermined future is, it’s irrelevant and you should proceed as if it isn’t a thing.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·5 months agoSo you’re saying turn to page 72.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·5 months agoIf you like. You can also be a rebel and turn to a different page or stop reading the book altogether.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·5 months agoBut then I’ll never know how it ends!
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·5 months agoThen you can follow the path created by the author! This kind of reminds me of The Stanley Parable. “When Stanley came to a set of two open doors, he entered the door on his left.”
minus-squareVoilaChihuahua@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoBut all the pages are 72. And your whole experience is also being described in real time on another page 72 elsewhere. 72s all the way down friend.
Unless we have a way to find out what that predetermined future is, it’s irrelevant and you should proceed as if it isn’t a thing.
So you’re saying turn to page 72.
If you like. You can also be a rebel and turn to a different page or stop reading the book altogether.
But then I’ll never know how it ends!
Then you can follow the path created by the author! This kind of reminds me of The Stanley Parable.
“When Stanley came to a set of two open doors, he entered the door on his left.”
But all the pages are 72. And your whole experience is also being described in real time on another page 72 elsewhere. 72s all the way down friend.