The idea is that when this prism via this quantum mechanism, it actually causes a split in universes. And you are able to communicate only for a short period of time with a with yourself, or with whoever is holding that prism in the alternate world. There are companies that try to make money off this technology. But i think superinterestinglyw you only have thethat limited in the mechanism itself. It allows communication through the transfer of information but there is a limited amount of transmission that is in this mechanism.
David and Tamler dive back into the Ted Chiang well and explore the fascinating world described in "Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom." What if you could interact with alternate versions of yourself - versions that made different choices, had different jobs, or different partners? Would you get jealous of your other selves if they were more successful? Would you want them to be unhappy so you could feel better about your own choices and path? If your alternate self was in a good relationship with a woman, would you try to track down the version of that woman in this world? If you made an immoral choice but your other self made the moral one, what does that say about your character? And what does it say about free will and responsibility?
So many questions, such an interesting story - turns out we need to dedicate another segment next time to conclude the discussion. Hope you enjoy it! If you haven't bought Exhalation (Ted Chiang's new collection) We can't recommend it highly enough. This is the last story in that collection.
Plus – we select the topic finalists for our beloved Patreon listener-selected episode. Will Denial of Death make the cut again?
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