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Originally Posted by stormlord
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They can't keep the courts out of games forever.
There have already been some cases.
Only a matter of time. Is like the Wild West, sadly. Or not, if you like it that way.
Virtual 'assets' are becoming less virtual and, at the same time, more acceptable. It's inevitable.
What we own is becoming more like digital data. Not long from now you'll be able to print out forks/spoons/cups/plates and other similar things on a printer at your home. You will download the open-source data file OR the proprietary data file and then simply print it out. What is the meaning of a possession when most people have the equipment to make it? The meaning will be in the design - the data file. What we 'own' is undergoing a transformation.
Matter is becoming more like a program. Computer data and reality are coupling into one thing.
All of this is bad news for those who want to keep the internet free and wild.
I consider myself part technologist. I love the topic. Kurzweil is too optimistic, though.
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THE FUCKING WORLD WILL RETURN TO NATURE.