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[fromouterspice]

In the amazing digital circus, there's more than we talk about to the brain scan theory in my mind. We have to remember that a brain scan is a picture of someone's mind at a very precise point in time - it's a picture made eternal. Whatever hormones, whatever feelings, whatever maturity you had at the moment of your scan... you now have to deal with it for the rest of your life. For some characters, it's ok - like Pomni, who entered the circus while doing a hobby with friends.

For some characters, like Jax, it's a catastrophe. Because he's stuck in the mental state he had on the worst day of his life. I genuinely think he couldn't escape the anxiety, the fight or flight response. Could he have learned to deal with it? Yes, certainly. But found true peace? I'm not sure. It's like chronic pain: you can live in spite of it, but you can't make it disappear.

So anyway that's my theory.

[fromouterspice]

My own little unhinged TADC theory is that Jax is actually Scratch's brain tumor that became sentient.

[fromouterspice]

A few years ago, a quote appeared to me and since then, I understand people so much more. I use it all the time. Wanna hear?

Emotions choose. Reason justify.

I understand so much about myself and about others thanks to it. Each time I apply it to a situation it's like I re-discover the meaning. I use it when doing introspection, because it helps me aknowledge how I feel and what my coping mecanisms are. I use it when I help other people, because it helps them connect to their own humanity. I use it when I look at the world and wonder "how did we end up doing that as a society?" I use it when someone pretends to be this cold and rationnal philosopher who only believe in reason - because if you think reason is its own thing, if you think reason is objectif, oh boy do you not understand the human mind. I use it when people try to manipulate me, because it reminds me that you can justify anything with reason if you're creative enough. I use it all the time and it has never let me down.

It doesn't mean that everyone is impulsive or driven solely by emotions, obviously. The world is grey enough for everyone's colors to mix. But I think it does contain something like a fragment of truth about human nature.

[fromouterspice]

(TADC Episode 8 spoilers ahead)

In The amazing digital circus we always oppose Caine and the humans are two separate groups, and I understand since it's their origin. But now that we're getting closer to the end, it's becoming more obvious that they all might be digital copies of their minds. Which begs the question: are they still different from Caine? If they are indeed digital copies, didn't they become AI themselves? Are they now unable to grow old and change in a profound way? Therefore, should we feel for them based on what they were (humans) or based on what they are now (AI)? Seeing it like this is changing how I see their whole dynamic with Caine and also Caine's deletion. More importantly, should we judge Caine and the cast the exact same way, with the same standards, since they're all programs?

[fromouterspice]

My mom showed me a news article saying they've invented a brand new video game to diagnose autism but I'm pretty sure it already exists and it's called dungeon and dragons