Ironically, this is (partially) why government social support services originally started in England. Back in the Victorian period, the rich realised it was cheaper to pay a bit more tax to keep the poor fed, than pay for security to stop them being robbed. It was also cheaper than locking them all up.
It even explains why the agents can jump between people. They are already running on their brains.
A good example of how it might play out can be seen in the bobiverse book series (we are legion, we are Bob). The main character ends up as the AI of a Von neumann probe. He/they spend most time at 1:1 speed (for sanity purposes). They can, however, “frame jack” to massive speeds for short periods. They use this to problem solve, before returning to more normal speeds to enact their solution.
Superhot is emulating accelerated thinking. It’s not that time speeds up as you move, but that your thinking speeds up when you don’t.
Given the plot is about an AI slowly hijacking your brain/mind, this makes complete sense.
Physics wise, this is the reverse of what would happen. Hypothetically, if you reduced the speed of light to an extremely low value, the opposite effect would occur. Time would move slower as you moved. Standing still would give maximum apparent time speed, while moving fast would slow your perception. It would also cause significant distortion to your perception, due to length compression. Not to mention how much it would screw up your body (what the hell does blood do, when time is passing slower in your arm than your torso?!?).
I wouldn’t go for “free”, that would lead to a lot of abuse of it. We only have so much capacity right now. A 90%+ discount on current prices, definitely.
I rarely use the trains right now, mostly down to costs. It’s so much cheaper to drive.
Uncompressed 1080 is already approaching the eyes resolution limit, when viewing it in a living room environment. 4K is close to the monitor usage limit.
The reason that 4K seems better is often down to bandwidth and colour depth.
There’s zero benefit to an 8K TV. An 8K monitor might be useful, but is still well into the diminishing returns curve.
There’s still some ground to be made up with colours and frame rates, but resolution is effectively maxed out already.
That’s executive functioning failure. It’s common with ADHD (which is strongly comorbid with Autism) but not unique to it.
Basically, the part of your brain dealing with task focus is either asleep or exhausted. At that point, you are running on pure impulsiveness.
If you get locked in, the best bet is to stop banging your head against a brick wall. Stop trying to do the big task, that is stressing you. Instead aim for a small, neutral or positive task to lock on to. E.g. throwing together a sandwich, or going to the loo, rather than “I REALLY need to get my taxes done!” It’s a far from perfect method (it still fails often), but it does help kickstart you back to higher brain thinking.
I’m guessing that the computer randomises the answer list, to limit cheating. The rest writer was likely cursing it too.
Autism and ADHD are highly layered with maladaptations. You get a domino effect occuring, with the obvious symptoms down the chain. Other conditions can function similarly, and pull in the same maladaptations.
It’s also worth noting that ADHD and autism are spectrums. It’s possible to have mild tendencies that don’t technically qualify. When other conditions cause disruptions, the symptoms can get more pronounced, or lead to additional maladaptations.
I think, therefore I am. Everything else is open to flux.
If it helps, I’ve consciously made the choice to see the world as it appears to be. To interact with others, as if they truly exist. I’ve also made the choice to anchor my own morals in my own mental framework. I’m kind to others because I feel good seeing others happy. I try and make the world better, in small ways, because I want other to do the same, and don’t want to feel hypocritical.
It still unnerves me sometimes. I could turn off a lot of those feelings. I could easily make myself see others as lower, or lesser. Less worthy of happiness than me.
If the whole world is a simulation, then I deal with it as it comes. The same applies to religion.
FYI, there’s some (very weak) evidence that 3D space might actually be holographic projection from a 2D surface. If we are in a simulation, we are likely all in it together. At least we get to pick at the seams. It might even be stressing out a few higher dimensional post-grad students!