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That's what [[Kerr]] and his colleagues keep talking about, that's what [[Muro]] and [[Barabas]] and [[Mai]] illustrated, each in their own way : Muro escaping the [[Syndicate]]'s control in pretty much the same way as Mai escaped [[Griffin]]'s, [[Barabas]]'s more complicated case being a forced (and failed) conciliation of power and control. | That's what [[Kerr]] and his colleagues keep talking about, that's what [[Muro]] and [[Barabas]] and [[Mai]] illustrated, each in their own way : Muro escaping the [[Syndicate]]'s control in pretty much the same way as Mai escaped [[Griffin]]'s, [[Barabas]]'s more complicated case being a forced (and failed) conciliation of power and control. | ||
Point is : with the Daodan, one should always expect the unexpected. The fact that the | Point is : with the Daodan, one should always expect the unexpected. The fact that the ''theory itself'' denies any kind of accurate control and prediction is what makes the Daodan so different from any other prototype technology. Whatever widget comes up in sci-fi, even if it never served before, one always knows what it's ''supposed'' to do. | ||
With the Daodan, one doesn't have such luxury. | With the Daodan, one doesn't have such luxury. | ||
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''Confidence'' in the upgrading process is another delusion, more comfortable and ''easier'' to overlook. Thus it is more suitable for a global-scale altruist such as [[Hasegawa]] or [[Kerr]]. Assuming that the Daodan can do no wrong is just as irresponsible as claiming full control of the consequences, be they good or bad. But in the first case, the false belief is more irrational, and thus interferes less with objective reasoning. | ''Confidence'' in the upgrading process is another delusion, more comfortable and ''easier'' to overlook. Thus it is more suitable for a global-scale altruist such as [[Hasegawa]] or [[Kerr]]. Assuming that the Daodan can do no wrong is just as irresponsible as claiming full control of the consequences, be they good or bad. But in the first case, the false belief is more irrational, and thus interferes less with objective reasoning. | ||
As for [[Muro]], he's aware of the problem, but doesn't care much about control. [[STURMANDERUNG]] is supposed to bring about eternal life ''and'' anarchy for the survivors. | As for [[Muro]], he's aware of the problem, but doesn't care much about control. [[STURMANDERUNG]] is supposed to bring about eternal life ''and'' [[anarchy]] for the survivors. | ||
===Alienation and loss of humanity=== | ===Alienation and loss of humanity=== | ||
The "power VS alienation" dilemma is best illustrated by the [[Barabas#Speculation|Barabas]] experiment. | The "power VS alienation" dilemma is best illustrated by the [[Barabas#Speculation|Barabas]] experiment. | ||