To be genuinely "better" in a Pirsigian sense, that violence needs more arete(acute) in its virtual environment. The act of violence is a better act of violence according to the standards of violence not the standards of civilised interaction. "the boxer threw a perfect punch" or "the ICBM neutralised its target beautifully" Give me all your money or I'll kill you're sprite is hardly going to catch on as a "better" alternative for street muggers for instance. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David M > Sent: 07 June 2007 13:28 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MD] Paradise in cyber space > > > Krimel > > Virtual physical violence is much better than the real world > stuff though. > > DM > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Krimel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 10:31 PM > Subject: Re: [MD] Paradise in cyber space > > > > DM > > I've wondered if the shit real world will > > get sorted out once we have discovered > > a possible virtual world that puts it to shame. > > > > i.e. is paradise something we can discover in cyber space? > > > > --------------------------- > > [Krimel] > > I already live there and it's still not always a picnic. > Lots of monsters, > > lots of math, lots of other people and politics and all the > usual stuff, > > only less tangible. > > > > If you told a story with no tension, no one would listen. > If you made a > > world with no conflict no one would want to live in it. > > > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > This email was received from the INTERNET and scanned by the > Government Secure Intranet Anti-Virus service supplied by > Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM > Certificate Number 2006/04/0007.) In case of problems, please > call your organisations IT Helpdesk. > Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, > monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. > > > This e-mail (and any attachment) is intended only for the > attention of the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, > disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you are > not the intended recipient, please destroy all copies and > inform the sender by return e-mail. > > This e-mail (and any attachment) is intended only for the > attention of the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, > disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you are > not the intended recipient, please destroy all copies and > inform the sender by return e-mail. > > This e-mail (whether you are the sender or the recipient) may > be monitored, recorded and retained by the Ministry of > Justice. E-mail monitoring / blocking software may be used, > and e-mail content may be read at any time. You have a > responsibility to ensure laws are not broken when composing > or forwarding e-mails and their contents. >
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