@patriayzendegi@n8livenow Consciousness likely is a quality that extends throughout the whole universe. Infinitesimally small in most places, but compounds to recognizable degrees wherever matter connects into complex structures (life). The smarter the life, the stronger the consciousness.
@Algid_Squid There's one question about it never being wrong to make more money. They definitely counted my answer toward Greed, but I think they misunderstood the technical grounds by which I was *somewhat* agreeing with it.
I had a weird dream this morning that there was a new forced meme on X. People would ominously reply "Inches..." on posts they felt missed the point of an argument or expressed a take that was ever-so-slightly off the mark. It was extremely annoying. Artist rendition:
BREAKING: South Carolina bans tattoo studios within 1,000 feet of any church, school, or playground — a rule so broad it wipes out most of the state. And the state criminalized tattooing anyone’s head, face, or neck. We're challenging these on First Amendment grounds.
If we were to go back and edit old movies to be more moral, there would be no creative spark. If movie were created on the outset with these moral consideration, they would have been BETTER, not worse.
Like you, I have nostalgia for the media I consumed growing up. But this is also bad, albeit to a lesser degree. All art for children should have strict moral and cultural considerations.
Hercules was pretty transparent about being an American pop culture filled comedy with a Greek mythology theme. It doesn’t take itself seriously. The muses being Motown/gospel girls group doesn’t have any agenda besides “isn’t that entertaining?”
The first objection to this may be concerns about the stifling of creativity. But I remind you that its constraints, more so than freedom, that breeds creativity.