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[so_many_pockets]

No, no. Let's finish the naked thought experiment, I want to see where this goes.

[counterstep]

it's not a naked thought experiment
it's JUST a thought experiment

[so_many_pockets]

Okay. Let's finish the just a thought experiment.

[counterstep]

Jesus



you're alone in the center of this room
can you see the walls?

[so_many_pockets]

Yes? Yes, I think so.

[counterstep]

how far are they?
is the room wider than it is long? or are they the same?

[so_many_pockets]

Umm... It's a rectangle? I guess I would say wider than it is long, but if you turn it would be the opposite.

[counterstep]

but the side you're facing is shorter, right?
the side you'd feel most natural to face

[so_many_pockets]

... Yes.

[counterstep]

what about the ceiling?
can you see it?
is it really high? or really low?

[so_many_pockets]

Yes? I guess about normal height? Neither really high or really low.

[counterstep]

normal is different by region or building style though

would you be able to reach it if you jumped?

[so_many_pockets]

No, I don't think so.

[counterstep]

what about the wall in front?
can you reach that easily? within a step?

[so_many_pockets]

No, it would take about three steps.

[counterstep]

okay

the walls to your sides are supposed to be how equipped you feel to handle things
the wall in front is how attainable your goals feel
and the ceiling is how much pressure you feel to achieve your goals

so according to that, you feel very well equipped, your goals are reasonably within reach but not easy to accomplish, and you want to go about it at your own pace
that sound about right?

[so_many_pockets]

I don't know if I would say VERY well equipped but I guess, yes, that's mostly accurate.
That's weird, though.

[counterstep]

maybe not very well equipped but probably reasonably capable?

what's weird?

[so_many_pockets]

I guess so.

The human brain? Basically.

[counterstep]

oh
right
yeah I guess it's pretty weird
our natural instincts are actually pretty stupid, when you think about it

[so_many_pockets]

They kind of are!
I mean I suppose we have to give them some credit for keeping the species alive this long - although whether or not that's a good thing... - but a lot of them are very silly.

[counterstep]

well people are definitely at more fault with killing people than the brain, at least, so I dunno if the brain can really be blamed for just trying to do the once job it was given

hiccups are silly though
for example

[so_many_pockets]

Hiccups are very silly! Awful when you're the one who has them, too.
Good name for the dragon boy, though.

[counterstep]

dragon boy??? ( he doesn't really watch animated movies much. )

they're nasty if you can't get rid of them either cause they can start to hurt but it's still stupid cause it's also just your brain forgetting to breathe correctly and sending the wrong signals out

[so_many_pockets]

You have not seen the hiccup the dragon boy movies? Oh, they're so cute. Okay, we're going to watch those at some point.

The thing responsible for the thinking should not be so stupid.