2020.08.11 07:00 - In the Simulation values

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    The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways.

    Riddle Sideways: A fine fountain lotus to sit on
    Riddle Sideways: ㋡
    Adams Rubble: good morning Riddle
          --BELL--
    Riddle Sideways: Morning Adams
    Adams Rubble: hot day here
    Adams Rubble: brutal humidity
    Riddle Sideways: Dog Days of Summer
    Riddle Sideways: find shade and go nap
    Adams Rubble: It is going to get cooler starting tomorrow
    Riddle Sideways: hot days here too. not so much humidity
    Riddle Sideways: getting use to the times it is ok to be outside and when to come back in

    Adams Rubble: are you still on vacation?
    Riddle Sideways: yes, if there is any understanding to the differences in days
    Riddle Sideways: this might be called vacation
    Adams Rubble: :)
    Adams Rubble: sometimes it is WHERE you are
    Riddle Sideways: sometimes
    Riddle Sideways: then there is the "where ever you go, there you are"


    Riddle Sideways: in an odd space this morning. Awoke from dream in middle of night and not sure if asleep after that
    Riddle Sideways: reality rattled
    Adams Rubble: dreams can do that
    Adams Rubble: I was awakened by the air conditioner and could not get back to sleep but I am just spaced
    Riddle Sideways: yes, spacey
    Riddle Sideways: dream world was so like SL
    Adams Rubble: :)
    Riddle Sideways: only it was pointed out that the basic rules could be adjusted if not liked
    Adams Rubble: in the dream?
    Riddle Sideways: tweak the chaos controls a percentage
    Riddle Sideways: mostly in the dream
    Adams Rubble wonders what would want changes in SL other than cost
    Riddle Sideways: more like Life within the simulation
    Riddle Sideways: and alter the values from within
          --BELL--
    Adams Rubble: could you say more about that?
    Riddle Sideways: there are long running discussions elsewhere re: Are we living in a simulation


    Riddle Sideways: and there are RL thoughts that one can change their life around by living rightously or by better ways
    Riddle Sideways: and there are religions that try to get a group to live by some pretty good rules
    Riddle Sideways: and there are some basic how to live rules
    Riddle Sideways: many combinations
    Riddle Sideways: thinking you can only control your own controls
    Riddle Sideways: and very little on those
    Riddle Sideways: and on and on
    Riddle Sideways: Then a dream points to living in a virtual simulation that You have much control over
    Adams Rubble: ohhh
    Adams Rubble: I think I am getting the drift
    Riddle Sideways: hopefully you are.


    Riddle Sideways: a step back/out might show many simulations running, many branes and trials
    Riddle Sideways: thinking of course the Outside programmer can make changes and re-run the simulation
    Adams Rubble: SL is a place to explore things we are unable to explore in RL
    Riddle Sideways: But, can any inside avatar adjust the model values
    Adams Rubble: we control our behavior
    Riddle Sideways: yes (to both)
    Adams Rubble: RL is a place to explore thngs we can't explore in RL :)
    Riddle Sideways: right!

    Riddle Sideways: and watch, over time, what personal behavioral controls do to quality of life
    Adams Rubble: yes

    Riddle Sideways: What if somebody came along and said You can change one of the very Basic controls of this game you are in.
    Riddle Sideways: YOU are Being
    Riddle Sideways: and at the End of this game

    Adams Rubble: I'd probably stay awake all night trying to figure out what to change
    Riddle Sideways: and ready to start the next turn
    Adams Rubble: :)
    Riddle Sideways: Thus, am very sleepy having stayed awake or drifting or thinking or dreaming the changes most of the night ㋡

    Adams Rubble: I guess we live within the rules in both places
    Riddle Sideways: go outside the rules and get banned from that sim or banned from SL
    Riddle Sideways: or go to jail or pay a fine
          --BELL--

    Adams Rubble: there are taboos in RL that extend to SL. Breaking taboos can lead to RL consequences
    Riddle Sideways: Taboos could be a better word than Rules or Laws
    Riddle Sideways: a softer word-control
    Adams Rubble: taboos vary in cultural groups
    Riddle Sideways: over Time many taboos have changed
    Adams Rubble: and in social circles
    Adams Rubble: yes, there are changes in time
    Adams Rubble: too
    Adams Rubble: but more in groups than in time
    Adams Rubble: I am thinking of the taboo against identifying as gay in the Trump world
    Riddle Sideways: individuals can change but that does not steer large groups to large changes
    Riddle Sideways: take any example, that is a good one
    Adams Rubble: We leave that to the young people :)
    Adams Rubble: to change taboos
    Riddle Sideways: there is large awareness of LGBTQIAB+ now in the world
    Riddle Sideways: even while being put down and ignored, fought
    Riddle Sideways: a shifting line of where the taboo is now
    Riddle Sideways: large groups pulling in a tug of war over where the line is going to be
    Adams Rubble: it can become a political battle
    Riddle Sideways: it can become a police actionable situation
    Adams Rubble: ouh, yes
    Adams Rubble: ouch, yes

    Adams Rubble: We are fortunate if we do not need to break taboos :)
    Adams Rubble: can be grateful
    Adams Rubble: not true though
    Riddle Sideways: right
    Adams Rubble: we are taught taboos as children
    Adams Rubble: we need to remove them from our minds sometimes
    Adams Rubble: because they distort reality
    Adams Rubble: or stifle exploration

    Riddle Sideways: yes,
    Adams Rubble: those voices in our head
    Riddle Sideways: e.g. little children are taught George Washington broke a taboo by chopping down the cherry tree, but did not compound it by telling a lie.
          --BELL--
    Riddle Sideways: those voices also help you drive within the lane lines
    Riddle Sideways: later, you learn George was a slave owner and did not free his slaves as was reported
    Adams Rubble: GW told his father that I can not tell a lie; I like having slaves
    Adams Rubble: and father said "good boy"
    Adams Rubble scratches head
    Adams Rubble: he did not have a taboo against oppressing people
    Riddle Sideways: yep

    Riddle Sideways: so, waking out of a dream and asking WTF just happened?
    Riddle Sideways: what was that thing behind the curtail
    Adams Rubble: Forky says "I don't know"
    Riddle Sideways: ㋡ love dat
    Adams Rubble: that is a joke grandparents will learn when their grandchildren are about three and they have to get the disney channel :)
    Riddle Sideways: possibly not known yet to some readers

    Riddle Sideways: wondering what to do with this uncomfortable feeling
    Riddle Sideways: go back to bed? take a pill? forget it? go back to work?
    Adams Rubble: I don't know either but it is interesting to remember that we live within restraints of our own making even in SL
    Riddle Sideways: of our own making ㋡
    Riddle Sideways: and can be of our own changing
    Adams Rubble: yes, that's where the sleepless nights come in when we are battling our minds :)
    Riddle Sideways: choose well what you change
    Adams Rubble: taming our minds
    Riddle Sideways: a mind racing off on what might happen
    Adams Rubble: Devil Mind
    Riddle Sideways: however, not All thoughts of an untamed mind are wild
    Adams Rubble: It helps us to remember that we are part of the human race with all having devil minds :)
    Adams Rubble: the devil is sneaky slipping in temptations
          --BELL--
    Riddle Sideways: and nothing that we can change, except our attitude towards it
    Adams Rubble: if you get distracted by this, it will make you happy
    Adams Rubble: watch out for devils dressed in red
    Riddle Sideways: the happiness of blissful ignorance
    Adams Rubble: whoops
    Adams Rubble: Thank you foir an interesting conversation
    Riddle Sideways: Devil in the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress ...
    Riddle Sideways: yes
    Riddle Sideways: thank you
    Adams Rubble: whew. glad I wore red
    Riddle Sideways: hard to believe, but it helped
    Adams Rubble: :)


    Adams Rubble: Have a wonderful day with your family
    Adams Rubble: sends my love
    Riddle Sideways: off to hold a baby grown up
    Adams Rubble: :)
    Riddle Sideways: ㋡
    Riddle Sideways: by All
    Adams Rubble: will visit two babies here
    Riddle Sideways: happy dayz
    Adams Rubble: yes
    Adams Rubble: see you soon :)

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