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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 78 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I would assume that ALL the knowledge in the universe would include how to get my friend back from Gax.

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 105 points 3 weeks ago

Or the knowledge that you can't.

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 42 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

It does, but Gax also has all of that knowledge. Now you are in a galactic game of wits.

[–] Linearity@infosec.pub 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
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[–] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 51 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

If it was me being taking away I would tell the person "take the knowledge, build clean energy on this planet! Trust me, that's totally worth one person! Especially if that person is my lazy ass!"

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And then the recipient of the knowledge realizes the problem was never the technology, it's the incentive structure of the system.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey now, you're not getting a free escape from this dump that easily.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

You get back down here right now 🦀

[–] four@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

"Change the world! My final message. Goodbye."

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If any alien wants to take me away from you, let them. Fuck earth! I'm off to GORP GORP!!!

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The first one is a bit unfair since they don't say what they're planning to do with the 100,000 people. Even when things are doing well generally, there will always be people who would jump at the chance to get off the planet and start anew.

The second one sounds like heaven if the internet access includes a good gaming PC and way to get games on it.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, they start with "we come seeking mates." Sex is implied, though it could be sex slavery, could be a death after sex thing, but there are fetishes for that too, and she got the signups on a fetish site. Seems fair to me, unless you mean the judgement of the Aliens. Maybe asking more questions is part of the test.

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[–] manny_stillwagon@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

It's gonna take a GORP to drag me awaaaay from yoooou!

And it's nothing that a hundred Gax or more could ever dooooooo!

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A friend of mine once told me this story. She was very much trying to do good in school, including studying a lot to do good at the final exams. Her dad had cancer at the time and the prognosis was he'd last till August or so. He died in May. She was devastated. She said she'd rather have spent time with her dad before he passed away than study for the stupid school. Her plan was to study, finish school in June and then spend time with her dad. The universe had other plans. Just a story from real life.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

"Not THAT one, but sure."

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

Damn, Gax really wants a friend.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

What's he doing with the friend he's taking? Maybe it won't be so bad.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

if i get all the knowledge in the universe, i'll know how to retrieve my friend

[–] LoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe you will simply know that it is impossible to retrieve them

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

The knowledge will let you know you made the wrong decision.

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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hadn't read any of the series, but I was aware of it and thought maybe the artist should have chosen a different planet.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve read a great many of the books and I agree with you. I think they’re not aware of Gor and chose the name randomly.

There was also a movie. That movie was awful.

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[–] markovianparallax@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can't know things and have friends?

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago

All the knowledge in the universe sounds like a privacy crisis.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 weeks ago

Is test. No-one willing to trade a friend should be given such knowlege freely. Conversely, no-one should bear such a burden alone.

Can we break it up among my friend-group with a decent bit of overlap? Except for the moral hazard stuff; Break that up among us into the smallest, least coherent bits possible.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll have some knowledge for free, pls!

[–] missfrizzle@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

hugs

DM me if you need a friend. being isolated sucks.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think there's too many things in the universe I'd rather not know. In fairness to the universe, all those things are happening on this planet (that I know of).

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Just think, you could be aware of all the atrocities being committed on every planet in the universe!

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

That's like, all of my friends, dude.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's definitely a trap. All that knowledge would probably overfill your brain and overwrite parts, making you an insane halfzombie without a friend.

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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Griffith without the torture

[–] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Solved.

Take all knowledge universe

Control time and space

Go back and put clone in place of original friend

Bring original friend with you to your original timeline

Erase brings knowledge event

Make perfect “best tasting dish” for friend and you

Solve world problems after on a full stomach

:)

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Control time and space

And if all the knowledge in the universe tells you time travel is impossible?

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

People in þis þread are continually confusing knowledge wiþ ability.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Gax From just wanted a friend

[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If he's still a corporeal form, there aint no way he has all the knowledge of the universe.

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[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

isn't it paradoxical? all the knowledge means you now have an infinitely detailed image of the friend, you know how to create a look-alike human with same dna's and know how to flash the image to the new human. thus you've recreated the friend while keeping the knowledge.

[–] coriza@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only if that is possible. It is not a god cheat code. In fact even if something is possible it does not mean it is practical or doable in ones lifetime

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 4 points 3 weeks ago

Im shocked to hear that coming from miss british empire here.

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