In the other world, this was a crime of passion atatthat the guy decided not to shoot murro. But in her world, it's just her. She is clearly not a, doesn't have a lot of money, and a, she sees, you kno dollar signs in her eyes with this decision to sell. And then something happens in her where she really seems to start reflecting on what she's doing. This is such a beautiful little twist at the end of the story, but it requires that we talk about dana and her ark. So let's just say she accepts the on it sets you up to think not accepting the money is the right choice us.
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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