Haha... I was thinking more along the lines of mak...

2009-09-05T10:14:34.164+08:00

Haha... I was thinking more along the lines of making lovebots...

Actually I believe that the essence of the matter is that hyperreality can sell much better than real-reality. This is not a new discovery; politicians, business people, especially marketing people and advertisers etc. have known this for very long time.

Exaggerations and distortions can make something rather bland far more desirable eg. "Reality TV" has tonnes of scripted elements in it and movies "Based on a true story" often have very little basis on the true story.

Even in the world of science, scientists sometimes criticize other scientists who exaggerate the novelty/significance/relevance of their work in order to secure funding.

So hyperreality is really-real from a human social perspective.

Personally, I find this fact surprisingly easy to accept.

Where I see potential conflict is not in accepting the existence of hyperreality, but in the contrasting interpretations of its value by business and science people.

Hyperreality can be good business but can also be bad science. If the two fields converge, and somebody has the final say, then disputes are inevitable.

I dunno... If society as a whole puts more value ...

2009-09-04T22:38:20.723+08:00

I dunno...

If society as a whole puts more value on entertainment than science, then they will reap the consequences.

On the other hand, if we people of science cannot offer society at large what they want, how can we demand something of value (money, respect) from them in turn?

I say take the well-paying job, save up, and the day when we build our death-ray we'll show them! We'll show all of them!

Comments on Fresh Brainz: War Between Business And Science

Haha... I was thinking more along the lines of mak...

I dunno... If society as a whole puts more value ...