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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,LET'S SAY Y\ HUNG] = LIB]ATION1 Y\ WANT TO 9CREASE FRE$OM4 ,:AT IS FRE$OM BUT *OICE8 

,ONE MI<T QUICKLY ?9K TO EQUATE ?IS ) ! RAW NUMB] ( IMM$IATE OPTIONS Y\ HAVE4 ,BUT CONSID] !SE OPTIONS AS A BRAN*+ TREE4 ,:AT O!R OPTIONS >E OP5$ UP BY *OOS+ A SPECIFIC OPTION8 

,IT HAS LONG BE5 PO9T$ \T ?AT IF Y\ HAVE A *OICE BETWE5 A HUNDR$ FLAVORS ( TOO?PA/E ?AT'S A V]Y LIMIT$ SET ( *OICES BECAUSE ONCE Y\ MAKE ! *OICE !RE'S NOT MU* LEFT TO DO4 ,!RE'S V]Y LITTLE DIFF]5T BETWE5 ! EXP]I5CE ( BRU%+ Y\R TEE? ) ONE FLAVOR ( TOO?PA/E V]SUS ANO!R1 NO?+ HANGS ON IT1 ! IMPACT UPON ! WID] UNIV]SE IS V]Y LIMIT$1 & NO FUR!R *OICES GET OP5$ UP4 

,WE CAN SEE *OICE 9 ! CONTEXT ( A TREE LIKE /RUCTURE4 ,AT EA* JO9T !RE >E A NUMB] ( BRAN*ES1 & !SE BRAN*ES !MSELVES HAVE BRAN*ES1 & SO ON4 ,SOME BRAN*ES HAVE V]Y FEW SUB-BRAN*ES4 

,TO *ECK ?AT WE'RE NOT CREAT+ DISCONNECT$ AB/RACTIONS1 PHANTASMS UNRELAT$ TO REALITY1 AT ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL PHYSICAL LEVEL WE C\LD CONSID] ! BRAN*ES TO BE ! CAUSAL IMPACT ( A MOV+ P>TICLE4 ,IF ITS ANGLE ( DEFLECTION FROM ANO!R P>TICLE IS A FREE P>AMET]1 :AT >E ! CONSEQU5CES 9 ! CONFIGURATION /ATE ( A WID] SY/EM8 

,AT MANY ANGLES ! P>TICLE MI<T %OOT (F ON AN UN9T]RUPT$ & BOR+ TRAJECTORY1 AT O!R ANGLES IT MI<T SMA% 9TO O!R P>TICLES1 & AT SOME V]Y UNIQUE RANGE ( ANGLES IT MI<T NOT ONLY SMA% 9TO O!R P>TICLES BUT SET (F A CAVALCADE ( 9T]ACTIONS4 ,& ONE MI<T JU/ AS WELL ?9K ( BILLI>D BALLS H]E4 ,:5 FIR/ BREAK+1 A L>GE >RAY ( ANGLES ONE MI<T *OOSE W\LD S5D ! CUE BALL (F TO LITTLE IMPACT1 MISS+ ! GR\P$ BALLS4 ,BUT 9 CONTRA/ A SMALL] *OICE ( ANGLES SUDD5LY HAVE RI* POT5TIAL4 

,9 ! OV]ALL SY/EM *OICE BETWE5 A FEW LONELY TRAJECTORIES DOESN'T AM\NT TO MU* *OICE AT ALL4 ,! CONFIGURATION ( ! SY/EM REMA9S L>GELY ! SAME4 

,:5 EVALUAT+ HUMAN *OICE 9 SOCIETY & ! WID] UNIV]SE ! /ORY IS MU* ! SAME4 ,EV]Y *OICE IS A A BRAN* ) MANY FUR!R BRAN*ES1 & !SE BRAN*ES =K TO DIFF]5T DEGREES & AT DIFF]5T DEP?S4 

,ONE OPTION MAY CONTA9 A RI* >RAY ( FUR!R OPTIONS1 BUT NO MORE4 ,AN EXPLOSION ( CIVIL VIOL5CE MAY %AKE (F ! NORMS & WELL WORN HABITS ( A SOCIETY1 LEAD+ TO ALL K9DS ( NOVEL SITUATIONS1 BUT P]HAPS ) ALL SU* PA?S /ILL QUICKLY T]M9AT+ 9 DEA? OR RU94 ,A SMALL EXPLOSION ( BRILLIANT FIRE1 BUT A BRIEF ONE1 LEAV+ NO?+ BUT PASSIVE A%5 MUD4 

,SIMIL>LY ANO!R OPTION MAY LEAD TO A DECREASE 9 OPTIONS 9 ! %ORT T]M1 GO+ TO A /RICTLY /RUCTUR$ S*OOL = EXAMPLE1 OR AVOID+ A TEMPTATION1 9 ORD] TO POT5TIALLY EXP& ONE'S OPTIONS LAT]4 

,WE C\LD1 9 !ORY1 9DEX !SE POT5TIAL PA?WAYS 9 PHYSICALLY REAL T]MS1 LIKE EXT5T 9 SPACE & TIME1 & MEASURE ! P>TICLE BY P>TICLE EXPANSE ( CONFIGURATION /ATES & POSSIBILITY TREES OP5$ BY AN 9DIVIDUAL'S *OICE4 

,BUT = MO/ CASUAL ?+S \R HUMAN CONCEPTS APPLY EASILY4 ,:Y DO WE PREF] TO CREATE & %>E MEMES ?AN WORK MORE PRODUCTIVELY AT \R JOBS8 ,BECAUSE H[EV] MU* MEMES MAY BE D]ID$ AS TRIVIALITIES1 \R 9DIVIDUAL *OICE HAS CONSEQU5CE OR ! POT5TIAL = CONSEQU5CE UPON \R FRI5DS & POSSIBLY WELL BEYOND4 ,TAK+ SOMEONE'S BURG] ORD] IS ME?ODICAL1 !RE IS ALMO/ NO?+ WE CAN DO ?AT WILL AFFECT ! WID] WORLD ONE WAY OR ! O!R4 ,WE >E REPLACEABLE & \R JOBS >E /RICTLY DET]M9$4 

,MEAN+FUL 9QUIRY & CREATIVITY >E REMOV$4 ,9 %ORT WE >E NOT ALL[$ TO BE SCI5TI/S1 OR 9V5TORS1 OR >TI/S4 ,! RI* POT5TIAL = RECONFIGURATION ?AT WE HAVE )9 ! JELLY ( \R BRA9S1 HAS NO IMPACT1 IT DIES OR IS SUPPRESS$ BEYOND \R SKULLS4 

,IT IS NOT SO MU* ?AT WE WANT [N]%IP OV] \R CREATIONS1 NOR ?AT WE NE$ SOME K9D ( S5SE ( BELONG+ & EMB$D$NESS )9 SOME COMMUNITY OR RITUAL1 IT'S ?AT WE WANT IMPACT 9 ! WORLD4 

,WE TAKE ANO!R CU/OM]'S ORD] & FLA% A SWEET SMILE OR A GRIMACE1 WE TRY TO SNEAK 9 T9Y GIFTS & JABS1 A ?9 9SURG5CY OR FRAIL >T PROJECT1 SNUCK 9 BETWE5 ! ME?ODICALLY DET]M9$4 ,WE /RUGGLE TO CON/RUCT POSSIBILITIES \TSIDE ! GAZE ( \R BOSS4 

,! TYRANT WANTS TO CONTROL A WID] EXPANSE1 TO [N IT1 TO %APE IT 9 SET WAYS & EXCLUDE ANY ALT]NATIVES = IT4 ,:AT WE WANT IS M]ELY TO AFFECT IT4 ,TO EXP& :AT IS POSSIBLE4 ,AT ! FUR!/ HEI<TS ?IS CAN BE A PROBE LEAV+ \R SOL> SY/EM OR A PIECE ( >T ?AT 5HANCES H[ BILLIONS ( O!R PEOPLE SEE ! WORLD4 

,:AT'S CRITICAL H]E IS ?AT SU* FRE$OM IS NOT RIVALR\S4 ,! 9T]MIX+ ( \R EF=TS COMP\NDS4 ,WE CAN EA* BE H]OES1 WE CAN EA* *ANGE ! WORLD4 

,9 =MAL PHYSICS T]MS ! DYNAMICS BE+ DESCRIB$ OBVI\SLY RELATE /RONGLY ) 5TROPY1 :I* IS NOT SO MU* A MATT] ( DECAY AS ! NUMB] ( POSSIBILITIES1 AL?\< IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE ! 9T]DEP5D5CE & CONT+5CY EMPHASIZ$ 9 \R PICTURE4 ,! IDEA ?AT ! PO9T ( CONSCI\SNESS IS TO 9CREASE SOME?+ LIKE 5TROPY IS AN OLD ONE1 ?AT CON/ANTLY REOCCURS TO A GREAT MANY PEOPLE4 

,! /&>D RESPONSE GIV5 TO ! 5TROPY-MAXIMIZ]S IS ?AT A WORLD ( MAXIMUM 5TROPY1 A WORLD :]E /ATIC LATTICES ( DEAD ROCKS >E LIB]AT$ 9TO A HOT GAS1 :]E ! UNIV]SE IS SET ON FIRE1 W\LD BE ITSELF A DRAB AFFAIR4 ,& MU* ! SAME IS SAID :5 SU* IS MAPP$ TO MORE EV]YDAY SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,AN>*Y W\LD BE BOR+4 ,A WORLD ( EQUALLY H]OIC ANGELS W\LD BE A WORLD )\T ! DRAMA & SACRIFICE ( W> & HI]>*IES4 

,!RE >E TWO RESPONSES TO ?IS4 ,! FIR/ IS ?AT A HOT PLASMA IS NOT 9DIFF]5TIABLE1 BUT CONTA9S RI* DYNAMICS TOO F9E1 MULTITUD9\S1 & 5]GETIC = \R CLUMSY TROGLODYTIC EYES TO PICK \T & DISC]N4 ,A WORLD ( H]OIC ANGELS1 MU* LESS A CLOSELY 9T]-NETWORK$ ONE1 W\LD NOT BE A WORLD ( GRAY PEASANTS1 BUT ONE :]E ! 5G9ES ( >T & DRAMA MOVE EV5 FA/]4 

,! SECOND RESPONSE IS ?AT SU* A UTOPIAN AB/RACTION ( A /ATIC 5D IS MISLEAD+4 ,! PO9T H]E IS NOT ! FIRE ITSELF BUT ! SETT+ ( ! FIRE4 ,:5 EVALUAT+ PA?WAYS H]E ! PO9T IS ! *OICE1 TO MAXIMIZE ! POSSIBLE1 ! 9T]SECTIONS & =K+S ( NEW *OICES1 CONT9U\SLY1 9 AS WIDE AN EXPANSE ( SPACETIME AS POSSIBLE4 ,LIB]ATION IS NOT SOME?+ CA/ BEYOND SOME >BITR>Y HORIZON1 BUT SOME?+ TO BE MAXIMIZ$ ! :OLE WAY4 ,! 05D0 9 SU* A F9ITE CONCLUSIVE S5SE IS NEV] REA*ABLE1 ALL WE HAVE IS A VA/ /RET* ( TIME ACROSS A VA/ WORLD4 

,WE CAN FILL IT ) *OICE1 WE CAN SET FIRES SO ?AT !Y SPREAD & NEV] QU5*1 OR WE CAN TAKE SOME BULL%IT ORD]4 

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