The social anxiety thread

[Mirah]

I'll do it if you do it.

 

[Dr Dave]

This could be a trick…

 

[Mirah]

It is.
If he doesn't do it, then I get to rest the full day.

I am putting my chores aside to apply for jobs though. My motivation is low.

 

[Dr Dave]

My motivation to job search is higher than it was recently.

 

[Mirah]

Oh?

 

[CaptainWacky]

I need a robot body.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Me too. And a winning lottery ticket.

 

[Dr Dave]

Oh?

Yes.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I wish I was born in the 24th century so I could spend all my time in the Holodeck "studying" Earth's 21st century female celebrities.

 

[Loktar]

I wish I was born in the 24th century so I could spend all my time in the Holodeck "studying" Earth's 21st century female celebrities.

I'm glad I wasn't born in the 24th century. I'd use the food replicator to conjure up the weirdest and grossest food combinations.

 

[Dr Dave]

How is that a bad thing?

 

[Loktar]

How is that a bad thing?

It could possibly make me sick or dead. Unless the food replicator has restrictions or safeties like the Holodeck. Mmmm...pickled zombie foot with cream cheese, scallions and bacon....

 

[Dr Dave]

It probably does.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Replicated foods all have the same nutritional properties no matter what it looks/tastes like.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Unless you hack it.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Or if it's Barclay's. Something is bound to go wrong with Barclay's.

 

[Dr Dave]

True dat.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Is Holodeck sex rape: discuss.

 

[Loktar]

Is Holodeck sex rape: discuss.

No. Because holograms don't have rights and because I can "make it so" No means yes. All my holograms consent to whatever I program them to consent to. Also it's not gay to have sex with a male hologram because whoever heard of gay photons and light?

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I never agreed with the "sentient holograms are people" crap (which made a lot of VOY episodes painful to watch). They are sentient because human programming allowed it. They can't live in a desert with no power or emitters. By this thinking, every character in every game of The Sims is a real person, since they have the ability to use free will without prompting from the player.

If a sexy hologram suddenly gets wise, just delete some code and VOILA, they're flat on their back calling you Daddy once more. Or some other thing Highwayman would say.