Usually, I post stuff that’s about technology, social media, or entrepreneurship — often all three. But sometimes I’ll post about something a little different.
The other day I asked on Twitter whether people would prefer to have a replicator or a holodeck (credit for the question idea goes to @fattychubs). Here are the results:
- Replicators won with 61% of the votes.
- The holodeck got 36% of the votes.
- About 3% voted ambiguously, including someone who said they’d rather have a transporter than either of those two.
Many people also shared their reasoning. Amongst people who voted for replicators, the most popular reasons given were:
- Food.
- Various get-rich-quick schemes involving replicating money.
- A theory that you could construct a holodeck by replicating all of the parts you’d need.
- Real objects are better than simulacra.
Amongst people who chose the holodeck:
- Sex.
- Various applications in gameplay or game design.
- Ability to experience the impossible.
- A number of Star Trek experts claimed that replicator technology was part of the holodeck, so you’d sort of get one anyway.
So how about me? I’d choose the Holodeck. I’m a bit dubious about claims that the replicator can duplicate any advanced technology, including the holodeck (particularly whether it can simply generate all the software it would need!) Plus, I think I have enough “stuff” — but my head has plenty of room left for experiences.
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