Do you remember before the internet, that it was thought the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of information?Well...it wasn't that.
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Why are they all crying?
You'll never self-actualize the subconscious canopy of stardust with that attitude.
I could never own one of those things. Digital animal cruelty somehow gets me worse than the real thing.
Quote from: Pyraxis on March 08, 2008, 03:15:47 PMI could never own one of those things. Digital animal cruelty somehow gets me worse than the real thing. really? why do you think that is?
digital \dig"i*tal\ (d[i^]j"[i^]*tal), a. [L. digitals.] 1. Of or pertaining to the fingers; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination. [1913 Webster]
Quote from: Lucifer on March 08, 2008, 03:19:34 PMQuote from: Pyraxis on March 08, 2008, 03:15:47 PMI could never own one of those things. Digital animal cruelty somehow gets me worse than the real thing. really? why do you think that is?hurts more:Quotedigital \dig"i*tal\ (d[i^]j"[i^]*tal), a. [L. digitals.] 1. Of or pertaining to the fingers; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination. [1913 Webster]
Quote from: Lucifer on March 08, 2008, 03:19:34 PMQuote from: Pyraxis on March 08, 2008, 03:15:47 PMI could never own one of those things. Digital animal cruelty somehow gets me worse than the real thing. really? why do you think that is?Not sure. I seem to consider computers as potentially alive as people. If they're giving off the same signals of sentience, I don't use how the systems operate to produce the signals as criteria of whether it's a "real person" or not.A digital pet is fucked over worse than an IRL pet if it's being neglected, because it doesn't have the communication means to bark or yowl in a way that passers-by might hear. It's completely isolated, in a completely rigid system.
No, and it's true that I can override my gut reaction with logic - I'm well aware that a neopet is not sentient, though I still wouldn't take any pleasure out of owning one. I thought you were looking for the reasons for the gut reaction.