I had never picked up on the nuance of the V-K test. Somehow I missed the salience of the animal extinction. The questions all seemed strange to me, but in a very Dickian sort of way. This discussion was very enlightening.

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turtletontine 5 days ago | parent [-]

Just read Do Androids Dream of Electric sheep, I’d highly recommend it. It’s quite different than Blade Runner. It leans much heavier into these kinds of themes, there’s a whole sort of religion about caring for animals and cultivating human empathy.

	▲	_mu 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		The book is worth reading and it's interesting how much they changed for the movie. I like having read the book, it makes certain sequences a little more impactful. "Do your like our owl?" "It's artificial?" "Of course it is."