Are you aware that you are just talking to a computer?
By bloggeroo
@bloggeroo (2167)
Philippines
May 17, 2010 7:15am CST
myLot may not be populated with real people. After all, the only thing you see in front of you is just a constant stream of text. For all you know, you are just reading a computer-generated text rather than another person sitting in his room somewhere in the Pacific.
If you have seen the 1999 movie, The Matrix, the fight scene between the characters Neo and Morpheus suggests that there is another level of reality that we must be aware of. As Morpheus aptly put: Do you believe that my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place?
What I would like to know is how many of you are self-aware of what you're doing at myLot? Are you still in the real world getting angry/annoyed at what you read here as if it was personal? Have you observed yourself lately and thought about your reactions here?
In addition, I have read several posts complaining about the discussions here at myLot. Do you really believe that these discussions are the same as their real world equivalent?
If you have other ideas about the "reality issue", I'm very interested in your opinion.
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24 responses
@HADDOWZ (1469)
•
17 May 10
Can I ask one question of you.
How many times have you watched the film 'Matrix' ?
I personnally (note the use of the word personnally) have never seen the film, but maybe I am not actually a real person responding to your deep and meaningful question. Does the fourth dimension actually exist, or maybe there is a fifth dimension which only a few can truely see.
What really matters to you in cyber space ? Connections or contact. Reality or fiction.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
Many times, of course. It's the leading edge film at the turn of the millennium. I didn't miss watching it on the big screen and then, on VCD.
You have to be more specific about the fourth dimension and fifth dimension things you just asked. I don't have any opinion about them right now.
Anyway, you are not really answering my questions or participating in the issues. But I'll indulge you your questions: What really matters to me in cyberspace? Connections or contacts? Reality or fiction?
Facebook is an interesting case. I don't really like it and I think I just realized why. It's because Facebook is as close to reality as you can get. Why? The personal details are the same online and offline. And there are plenty of corroborating evidences of the reality because you are linked to people you know. It's difficult to be somebody else at Facebook. You are stuck to who you are. It's an inescapable reality.
Your turn.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 May 10
"It's difficult to be somebody else at Facebook. You are stuck to who you are. It's an inescapable reality."
Do you automatically asume that everyone wishes or tries to be someone else when they are online? This seems to be what you would want or try to be but don't paint every one the same, especially here on myLot.
Do you come online in a disguise? That, in my opinion, is cause for concern. There is no difference between online and offline unless we want there to be - and why should we want that? Unless of course we are unsatisified with what we are offline 
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
17 May 10
Same as their real world equivalent? No. Not as impromptu. People have time to think about what they're going to say before posting (though some don't).
But computer generated? I think not. Surely you have noticed that the personalities of the posters manage to shine through in many cases. If a computer can ever really simulate that, we'll actually have artificial intelligence or maybe even artificial life.
@HADDOWZ (1469)
•
18 May 10
I think I see what you are trying to say.
Some people need or want more time to react to a question more than others. By resaponding to questions online gives them this extra time they may need to construct a positive answer. Hence the computer connection that you speak about.
Just my thoughts, I could be wrong.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
I like your answer. People have time to think about what they're going to say before posting.
The ability to respond to a question and delay the delivery of the answer is a big difference between our online reality and its real world equivalent. It may even be enough of a difference to behave differently and alter our perceptions of what is going on.
Anyway, I'll get back to you on the computer thing. But again, this is not a discussion on artificial intelligence. It's about reality.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
You're getting warmer.
The delay is changing the nature of the conversation. To give you an extreme example. It is not a real conversation if some member dug up a one year-old post and post an answer as if he is talking to a person at that very moment. Then, somebody else thinks this is a new on-going conversation and joins in.
In that situation, what would you feel if you joined in late? Do you still feel that this is a discussion you want to pursue? If I want to participate in a discussion, this is obviously not the way to go. If I am just concerned about writing and posting, then this is not a problem. Do you notice a difference?
Actually, as a newbie in some programming forums, I make this mistake a lot because the "thread" (that is how they are called) are still open. Then, I get flamed for making such rookie mistake. I think the mistake in most forums is to keep the discussions open even after a long period of time. The old threads, in my opinion, should no longer qualify as discussions because it is misleading.
Anyway, this is just one example and reason for being aware of what we are doing at myLot and why we are here.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 10
What's "real" and what's not? Real people write these discussions, it's not an imaginary world. I am real; so are you (aren't you?). Just because we communicate via text boxes doesn't make us any less real persons. If it were done through telephones, where we could hear each others' voices, would that make it more real?
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 May 10
Some of us have spoken on the phone with those who have become our friends here on myLot. That is the natural progression of real people writing of real events with their real thoughts here on the pages of myLot.
The real people are what make myLot what it is.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
Interestingly, I also tried comparing the experience we have on a telephone to that of the internet. But there's a big difference. When you make a call, you have so much information before making the connection. You have a real world person in mind (i.e., you probably met this person), you have a phone number, you have an idea of where that person might be (i.e., for land line phones), you have some expectations about your conversation (i.e., an outcome), you and that person may have agreed that you will call, and so on.
With the internet and webpages, we go into the conversation without much information about the other "person" except for some brief descriptions in their profiles. Should I now assume that you, peavey, is a little girl with curly hair? Isn't that a bit strange when you didn't put your age in your profile? A little girl with the stamina and patience to post 4,308 times in this forum. And a little girl who has a website of her own. What is this reality that you want me to believe?
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
Ah. You are speaking of a future reality. Not the present one. You are projecting a time in the future when you or somebody else will actually initiate contact.
Trying to make contact with somebody and gain more information about the person is an action consistent with the real world. I will agree with you there. You try to make contact because you want to confirm if indeed this particular person do exist and he/she is what he/she claims to be.
But then again, the issue of the discussion is reality and the awareness of the members of their own realities. By the way, reality is the central issue in metaphysics, a branch of philosophy. So, I hope you don't mind this discussion because you may think that I am just stirring the bushes here, but what I have pointed out so far are valid issues to discuss in that discipline.
@consultrainer (4992)
• India
17 May 10
for me, there is not a big difference between what is reality and what is imagination.
I agree about some of your observations related to the movie matrix...but,
what ever, ... 
have you ever tried to get a 404 error page on mylot? Try that. YOU will be amazed when the WEB-SERVER comes over to you through a dialogue box.. and discusses the issue. 
But, the general discussions are more lively, and HUMAN generated. So, there is no point in this just like talking to a computer.. At Least, for me.
Cheers, and good luck, 
have you ever tried to get a 404 error page on mylot? Try that. YOU will be amazed when the WEB-SERVER comes over to you through a dialogue box.. and discusses the issue.
But, the general discussions are more lively, and HUMAN generated. So, there is no point in this just like talking to a computer.. At Least, for me.
Cheers, and good luck, @bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
Are you saying that your behavior here is pretty much the same as in the real world? Are you not a bit affected by the fact that every reply you make and every discussion you start have a corresponding monetary reward?
@consultrainer (4992)
• India
17 May 10
to be frank, I have passed that stage of minding about the key-words that I use in discussions. That was over two years back. And, yes. I don't consider that my replies give out a reward.
Just like this: When I kiss my kid, and ensure that he is well fed... I don't wish to consider the benefit that I get back. It is the same here too.
Cheers.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
By monetary reward, I meant the dollar sign on top of this webpage that motivates most members here to post whatever they like in order to increase their balances. I am not being metaphorical.
Anyway, I just find your response to be an interesting display of the reality I had in mind. By skipping and ignoring my questions, you are actually demonstrating that you indeed have a different reality contrary to what your answers seem to say. If that is intentional, then I would say that you understand why you are here whatever your reasons may be.
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I have ADD and you are not confusing me so well...try harder. I know you had more to your original post but I didn't remember it all when I went to respond so this is what you got. anyway ...you didn't confuse me...nice try tho.@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
You don't have to prove to me that you are real. That is not the issue here in my discussion. The issue is reality and not artificial intelligence. I have four other questions in my original post.
But anyway, you are consistent with your position. Typing "Hi there," before you deliver your response is indicative that you truly believe that you are responding to another person. I'm trying to confuse you here. I'm just stating an observation about the little things that we do here.
@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
18 May 10
well, i believe that reality is what we make it out to be. and anything else is less than reality. i do enjoy seeing your questions to others, but one thing that does pop out to me is the difference that you noticed between a telephone conversation and a discussion here on myLot.
sometimes i have telephone discussions where i just go into an 'autopilot' mode and be reactive to what the other person is talking about, without even trying to think of the proper answer. would that be reality?
or the times when i give up on a conversation, tell the person at the other end that 'i'll call back later'. i think about what i'm going to say and i call that person back and say it. would that be reality?
if you're talking to me on the telephone and i go into an automatic response mode (sometimes happens when i'm pre-occupied with cooking, or some other chore around the house, etc..). would you be experiencing reality and i'm experiencing something that is less than real?
what if people had the opportunity to compose their thoughts in their heads, edit & re-phrase words and points, await for the opportune moment, then only come out with their statement. all this going on in their heads when having a telephone conversation. that would be great wouldn't it? then everyone should be more peaceful and loving, and there'd be no risk of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. but would that be reality?
what if we're used to seeing multiple discussions and listening to multiple conversations. our brains have hear & saw & learnt from our experiences what would the 'normal & proper' responses be. and we do as our brain instructs (hence the autopilot mode). would that be less than reality, or would it be our real selves responding to real situations by relying on our brains interpretations of our past experience and adapting it to the current situation?
before you posted this discussion, i've already had some thoughts of my own and i've been wondering about more or less the same thing that you asked about. it is interesting to know the different views of reality that everyone has. it is also refreshing to be reminded that there are so many different views, because no 2 people are alike, and everybody has an opinion based on their own personal experience. this is refreshing to me because it reminds me that i am alive. as alive as any human being with choices and options placed before him for him to decide on his next course of action. the speed in the decision making will not mean anything to me. if i have an automatic response, that wouldn't mean that i'm an automated bot. nor if i take my own sweet time to see a situation from as many angles as possible, weigh my options, choose my best response in hope of being nice & politically correct, and then only state my opinion, that wouldn't make me any less 'real'. old & slow, maybe. but not detached from reality.
all of this is coming from my own meanderings and life experiences. i was a trained market researcher with an interest in neuroeconomics. but when i delve too deep into a subject, sometimes due to passion & interest. i tend to lose my own perspective of things and have to bring myself back to my starting point to remind myself of where i'm going & what i'm doing. as if i'm coming back to my anchor. i've also learnt the inherent dangers of over analyzing anything. paralysis by analysis can be a very damaging thing to go through.
hope my 2 cents is ok and relevant for the questions & statements that you made. if it isn't, than this is my own proof that i sometimes wander off into my own 'unreal world' and see things only from the point of view that i wish to see them from.
if it has nothing to do with your topic, no worries. i won't reply and post some more and risk being off tangent ya..
cheerio..
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
By the way, nice response.
Lest I forget, the author Marshall McLuhan classified different types of media as either hot or cold. You can read his book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. I mentioned this because I was thinking about my choice of the telephone for comparison with our online experience at myLot. And the telephone is one of those media that can be classified as hot while I can see our online experience here at myLot being classified as cold.
This is significant because it does explains a lot about our behavior here. Anyway, it would be great if you have read McLuhan's book as well.
Anyway, I've read your post and reread mine. And I have to say that I didn't imply anything to be unreal. By itself, it is a useless metaphysical debate. What I'm after is confirmation of a different kind of reality present here.
We can probably see it better what realities we are using if we describe myLot to a newbie or a prospective member. What adjectives or qualifiers will you use? Would you describe myLot as a social networking site? Or would you say it's a moneymaking site for aspiring writers?
P.S. Your response is the best attempt anybody has made so far on thinking about this issue of reality.
@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
18 May 10
sorry for some of the spelling errors. my fingers were flying away on autopilot
@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
18 May 10
it's true that types of media has a significance in how we communicate. not to say i disagree with the author (yes, read the book already. good one and quite a brain poker too). medias were given a definition and also on how we use it for interaction. but that seems to be the keyword for me right here. interaction. correct me if i'm wrong, but interaction is a result of communication.
now, let's say that we have a message to deliver to someone. we have a choice of whatever we have around us to use. would the message be any different if we were to: a) compose a letter, b) talk on the phone, c) send a text message, d) use sign language, e) use smoke signals.
i believe that if we're true to our message, then the message will be communicated in a 'real' form. thus accomplishing the deliverer's objective. but if the message gets distorted due to the mode of communication, or media that we use, what will happen?
the reality that is present here, to me, is a matter of perspective. some of us communicate well by talking, some prefer to write. some prefer to draw, while some people prefer to compose photographs. if media is a tool, then we should use the tool that we're most comfortable with to communicate, right?
again, correct me if i'm wrong, but a successful communicator would be able to get his/her audience looking at things from the same perspective, regardless of what medium is used.
in my humble opinion, just because some of us are more comfortable here at myLot than others are, doesn't mean that they're detached from reality, or experiencing another type of reality. it just means that they're communicating as how they would like to. being able to compose your message, re-read it, check it for errors, maybe add on images & illustrations to assist in getting the point across, etc.. those are luxuries that we have when typing & posting messages, compared to conversations & presentations, where we'd have to literally be our best at all times in order effectively get our message across.
i found out that one's perspective plays a big role here at myLot. some of us see it as a money making site, and will thus promote it as a money making site. some of us see it as a forum where we can discuss and post things of common interest, and literally get our 2 cents worth for our words, thus would promote it as such. some others see it as a search engine where you get rewarded for using it, and would naturally tell their friends the same thing too..
seeing that you're not a newbie, most probably you've already found your perspective of this place. i've found my perspective of this place too. would that mean that we're experiencing two different bits of reality? or that one of us is real and the other one is imagining things? well, you get the idea..
perspective and reality kind of go hand in hand. we can't force our views onto others to make them accept it. but we can convince them of our perspective and hopefully they'll see reality from our point of view. taken to extremes, that's what some dictators do to their people. but in a free place, everyone enjoys his or her own points of view, and is free to share it with others. this is how knowledge grows.
i quote myself when i say, 'curiosity that is quenched, leads to a perspective that is believed'. reality is what we make of it, and our perspective is something that is our own. we can share it, but it's ours forever..
). medias were given a definition and also on how we use it for interaction. but that seems to be the keyword for me right here. interaction. correct me if i'm wrong, but interaction is a result of communication.
now, let's say that we have a message to deliver to someone. we have a choice of whatever we have around us to use. would the message be any different if we were to: a) compose a letter, b) talk on the phone, c) send a text message, d) use sign language, e) use smoke signals.
i believe that if we're true to our message, then the message will be communicated in a 'real' form. thus accomplishing the deliverer's objective. but if the message gets distorted due to the mode of communication, or media that we use, what will happen?
the reality that is present here, to me, is a matter of perspective. some of us communicate well by talking, some prefer to write. some prefer to draw, while some people prefer to compose photographs. if media is a tool, then we should use the tool that we're most comfortable with to communicate, right?
again, correct me if i'm wrong, but a successful communicator would be able to get his/her audience looking at things from the same perspective, regardless of what medium is used.
in my humble opinion, just because some of us are more comfortable here at myLot than others are, doesn't mean that they're detached from reality, or experiencing another type of reality. it just means that they're communicating as how they would like to. being able to compose your message, re-read it, check it for errors, maybe add on images & illustrations to assist in getting the point across, etc.. those are luxuries that we have when typing & posting messages, compared to conversations & presentations, where we'd have to literally be our best at all times in order effectively get our message across.
i found out that one's perspective plays a big role here at myLot. some of us see it as a money making site, and will thus promote it as a money making site. some of us see it as a forum where we can discuss and post things of common interest, and literally get our 2 cents worth for our words, thus would promote it as such. some others see it as a search engine where you get rewarded for using it, and would naturally tell their friends the same thing too..
seeing that you're not a newbie, most probably you've already found your perspective of this place. i've found my perspective of this place too. would that mean that we're experiencing two different bits of reality? or that one of us is real and the other one is imagining things? well, you get the idea..
perspective and reality kind of go hand in hand. we can't force our views onto others to make them accept it. but we can convince them of our perspective and hopefully they'll see reality from our point of view. taken to extremes, that's what some dictators do to their people. but in a free place, everyone enjoys his or her own points of view, and is free to share it with others. this is how knowledge grows.
i quote myself when i say, 'curiosity that is quenched, leads to a perspective that is believed'. reality is what we make of it, and our perspective is something that is our own. we can share it, but it's ours forever.. 
@HUSNYAHAMED (32)
• Sri Lanka
18 May 10
Why i am aware to talking with the computer. This is a modern technology world. So, everything we have to do via computer & Internet. So, we should not aware to just talking to a computer.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
So, reality is the same for you? Real world experience and online experience. No difference?
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 May 10
Everyone who is typing and posting here on myLot is real. Many come here tempted by the fact that they are paid for what they type. Many give up but many stay on for months and years.
Over time they become more than just usernames because every day they pour out some of their thoughts on to the pages of myLot for others to read. Those who read ecery day here become aware of them and their thoughts on certain matters. The real people here have lives offline which they share here and others of us become a part, first sharing things with them here and then off the pages of myLot and even offline.
If you are here just gathering results and information about the habits of myLotters then I suggest that you read a lot and you do so for many months. Only by doing so can you become aware of the attachment that many of us have here, not only to the site but to each other. MyLot is a family of real people sharing real thoughts about thousand of real topics.
It is a bonus for the majority that while doing so, myLot are also paying us.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 May 10
Are you self-aware of what you are doing here at myLot?
Absolutely! If I was not aware, then I would probably not be doing it here and I would be disclosing more personal details in the discussions than are necessary.
Are you still in the real world getting angry/annoyed at what you read here as if it was personal?
I am always in the 'real world' whether I am typing here or not. I am not in some sort of cocoon when I am connected to internet. I am me, sitting at my computer typing to others who are sitting at their computers. REAL people aware of what they are doing.
What I read causes me emotions (but rarely anger, just in the same way that I am rarely angry offline). Sometimes I am happy, sad, disappointed etc by what I read, especially when it is written by someone who has shared much in the past here, and I am aware of what has led up to whatever I am reading at the time.
Have you observed yourself lately and thought about your reactions here?
I am always aware of my reactions here. I share them and others reading me are aware of them too.
Do you really believe that these discussions are the same as their real world equivalent?
I believe that some of the discussions are exactly the same as their off line (not real world because there is only one world) equivalent. Offline there are those who make up stories just the same as some do online while there are also others that are dramatic and make a mountain out of a molehill.
Why should I not want to believe that some people are what they appear to be and some are what they want to seem?
There are actors offline in every day life and online activities reflect offline therefore reality is what we want it to be, regardless of where we are describing events, online or off.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Thank you. That is much better. See what happens when you answer questions directly?
Anyway, I'm still having problems with some of your answers. First, you use a "categorical" qualifier a lot. You are using "always" to qualify your experience. Always means all the time.
If I can somehow prove that "always" is not really "all the time", then I'm one step closer to proving that you yourself must be experience an alternate reality. A reality where you are aware of your actions and you are validating your purpose for doing those actions.
I will have to sort this discussion. But frankly, I think there is still hope for you.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
I have four questions in my original post about the issue I'm trying to resolve. Which of the questions are you trying to answer?
Are you self-aware of what you are doing here at myLot? Are you still in the real world getting angry/annoyed at what you read here as if it was personal? Have you observed yourself lately and thought about your reactions here? Do you really believe that these discussions are the same as their real world equivalent?
Are you even interested to know about this concept of "reality"? It's the central problem of metaphysics, the branch of philosophy that deals with reality.
@anuraa32 (2446)
• India
18 May 10
Hmm... Matrik and Mylot. Wow. But you know what. If we compare Mylot to the Matrix, then I think our entire life which we live is a sham. I mean didnt Matrix show that the entire life is controlled by the Matrix.......
But I would like to believe that there is no Matrix kind of situation here and we are in total control of what we are doing.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I'm not comparing myLot to the entire story of The Matrix. Just the important and pivotal scene in the movie: the fight scene between Neo and Morpheus.
So, aren't you aware of any other reality here at myLot? Hmm. How should I describe the feeling? Let me try describing it.
It's when you read something you don't like and then, you feel yourself being angry because you are taken out of context or worse, the other poster is calling you names. Do you stop and literally or mentally step back with a different sense of what's happening? Then, maybe you realize at that moment: Hey, I'm just typing in front of my computer. I can ignore this text because it's no good. I should focus on this one because it's better. Something like this.
Your thoughts?
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@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
18 May 10
i'm real and that goes to all who will respond to your discussion. We only use the computer as a means to communicate. We communicate with our mouth, our eyes but this time we communicate through the internet to send that message across. There is a big possibility that we will communicate soon with computers but i don't see that happening soon here in mylot.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I lost my train of thought in the James Bond thing. So, I'll just have to let this one go.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
And I suppose that you are really James Bond? Indulge me here. Just answer the question.
@nykel88 (999)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Now this is a funny posts. Seriously, its becoming a trend to use computers everyday of our lives, well except for the remote areas. I'm pretty sure I'm aware what I'm doing here in myLot. I don't really get it why did you link it up with the matrix movie. Discussions in real world? What did you mean by that? Are you saying some of these discussions are just computer-generated? lol
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Hmm. In the real world, you won't be so hasty to butt in and say that to my face. It seems you think that you have special powers here. That somehow your words will be more credible than mine.
Can you at least pretend that you have something intelligent to say?
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Have you seen the fight scene between Neo and Morpheus in the movie?
Well then, time for a demonstration. Just indulge me here.
Punch me, if you can?
@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Even though I haven't met the people I talk to here in mylot. I still not consider it as any different in real world. Although I'm really not talkative in reality, (I have more skills in writing I think, I don't have quick mind to respond to some conversations in the real world) the time spent here is the same even if without real dialogues as what you hear in everyday conversations.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
In the real world, I may not be able to compose my thoughts and argue well. So, don't you think it's a higher level of reality? Because here, ordinary people can have certain powers. And like super heroes, they are anonymous and can go anywhere in the myLot universe and make their presence felt.
Wouldn't that somehow be a different reality than in the real or physical world?
@hati3kuro (269)
• Malaysia
17 May 10
That's why you've got to be sincere in everything that you post here...
Honestly the dollar sign on top really motivates me a lot, even if it's just a few cents, lol
Ironic as it may sound, I find it quite different here, rather than other social networking websites such as Facebook, twitter, etc where you won't get anything for you participation.
I guess that's the power of money. Put some earnings history and you'll see people being supportive and all. But don't get me wrong, there are people who are really sincere in what they said, wanting to make the world a better place by helping other people.
Too idealistic right? but at least someone somewhere might benefit from it.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
You haven't mentioned anything as to how you are behaving here at myLot and what is driving that behavior. I would be interested to know about your opinion on the issue of "reality" like how you see the myLot site with its list of discussions, etc.
You obviously have passion for your beliefs. Do you let that get in the way of the fact that you are just basically paid here to post?
@cbjones (1147)
• United States
19 May 10
I made a matrix reference in one of my more resent topics regarding myLot. I am a little suspicious about some of the users on this site. At the same time, if they are not real, how can I be sure that anything online is real?
How can I be sure this pizza I'm eating right now is real? Wait, I don't have a pizza! There's a glitch in the Matrix!
*hides from the evil robots wearing suits*
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
17 May 10
your premise is faulty for a couple of reasons. One the discussions are super topical for the most part. A computer would only be able to pick out specific words to reply to and they would not necessarily make sense topically. The other thing is the computer has no sense of humor. It could not make jokes or kid with you. In short it has no personality..Some of my discussions have gotten pretty lively and the computer just cannot duplicate spontaneity.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
17 May 10
The central issue of this discussion is not artificial intelligence, but reality. I asked the question to determine the membership's level of awareness at what they are doing.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Jan 11
You know, some people might think that they are just talking to a computer, but I know that is not the truth at all. Instead, I know that I am talking with other people because I've been able to forge friendships out of several of the relationships that have started on mylot and on other websites over the last five years of my life. I've even been lucky enough to meet some of those people in person. It might not be quite the same thing as the real world, but it is a relationship none the less.
@ptzkoh (96)
• Philippines
18 May 10
well i guess you are right then, maybe they just inventing a situation so they can catch up your interest or acting that they already experienced it. but we can't say that they are all like this, there are also here shares their experienced, to give advice and ask for your advice or opinion so they can learned from you.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I have confession to make. You are very beautiful. Hmm. Let me rephrase that. I like your photo of this hot female.
But having said that, did you know that it is a common black hat trick to use photos of beautiful women because it has been shown to generate a lot of response from the warm-blooded males in forums?
So, reality check. Why should I believe you that you are this beautiful female?
@sweet_words (51)
• Philippines
18 May 10
i think doing this kind of stuff is not that bad, i mean, you are also doing this stuff so does this implies that you are also not in the real world?
we are communicating through this machine but it doesn't mean that we are not in the real world.
its the same when you are using your phone to send message to someone, and that someone replies to your message just like in mylot. real world is different from the movies you have seen, i hope you are aware of that... :)
