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[evaluative]

It seems that the issue of these chips will soon be a thing of the past.  Perhaps those called "scientists" were not truly interested in keeping their subjects so powerless.  No, it seems to be that they are much more interested in their worth, more than any sort of forced cooperation

Comments

[medanmyboy]

Do you think of yourself in the same way, sir?

[evaluative]

Hardly. What researcher thinks of himself as being the same as his subjects?

[medanmyboy]

If I may, then: what does he think of himself as?

[evaluative]

That would depend on the researcher.

In a sense, one could liken it to some sort of "higher being."

[witchoftheweek]

...raw materials?

[evaluative]

To be more specific, human raw materials.

[witchoftheweek]

A significant portion of us aren't human.

[evaluative]

Perhaps I should expand my definition of the word. Though I will confess that I am not as familiar with non-human beings.

[ikebukuroer]

[Oh Huey, Mikado likes you less and less.]

What people are "worth"...

I don't think that's something we're allowed to judge.

[evaluative]

Is that the reason? There is nothing stopping you from evaluating such things-- but you believe that it is something you are "not allowed" to do. Why is that?

[ikebukuroer]

[Give him a minute to think...]

We all value people differently. I like my friends more than other people... But that doesn't necessarily mean that they're "worth" more than others.

[evaluative]

Do you mean to say that you have never thought one of your friends was...more useful-- or perhaps, better-- than another?