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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Shaka, when the walls fell.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Darmok and Jalad, at Tanagra

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Temba, his arms wide.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Unzak and Vhila as children

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Need to replace the background so even the Subway is gone.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

But at what point does it become a distinct image, if at all?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's the heart of the Ship of Theseus problem. Nobody knows!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Either that or there is no such thing as identity

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

how? identities are very clear, the absence of them is impossible to conceive

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I would argue that identities are useful, but a very human construct when applied to transformative material like this. The ship of theseus comparison is actually pretty relevant here!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

If you think about it, every image we see on the internet could potentially have a Subway behind it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Thank you, goodbye