Lamdemu - A Real Place

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Lamdemu was my firs experience with a virtual world that felt that real. Now, 30 years later, virtual spaces are more numerous and consuming than they ever were. But that doesn't make it any less real, right? I mean, just like an office, the architecture of slack influences how i feel while i'm there. The fact that that charming, fantastical bottle of mist has been replaced with a boring office cubicle doesn't make either of those virtual spaces any less real. They are real.

We spend more time in digital, virtual spaces than ever. But are those places really real? If they are, does that mean we could be living in virtual reality right now? Or does it even make sense to ask such a question? Philosopher David Chalmers joins Adam to talk about consciousness, the nature of reality, and the limits of digital technology. Pick up David's latest book, Reality+, at http://factuallypod.com/books. Support Adam at http://patreon.com/adamconover Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.