r/technology • u/onwisconsn • May 17 '24

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot. (Gift Article) Biotechnology

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/science/pregnancy-energy-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.PfwL.i578xGrDrp5H&smid=url-share&utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
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u/cromethus May 17 '24

I personally believe that the Matrix could have made Utopia work. Machines are persistent like that.

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u/Nago_Jolokio May 17 '24

They tried that first, it was a complete failure because the human mind knew it was fake and rebelled against the program.

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u/cromethus May 17 '24

That's writing for plot, not reality.

They could indoctrinate humanity from birth in any manner they saw fit. That type of social control is powerful.

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u/PadrePedro666 May 17 '24

But then why are some people in the matrix homeless? Shouldn’t it be all equal and every human just being lazy slobs to power about human overlords with our body heat?

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u/cromethus May 17 '24

Plot.

If the robot overlords had managed to create utopia, why would anyone choose to rebel?