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EPISODE · Jun 26, 2025 · 6 MIN

Welcome to the World Where Thoughts Are Installed

from *“Yesterday, I Went to Mars ♡”* · host MakotowillOlympusMons

What happens to humanity when we conquer death, time, and even learning itself? This discussion is a speculative journey into a distant future, imagined on a one-hour flight from Pluto to Mars in a world where "thought installation" technology has made everything possible.In this future, a Japanese startup has created a "thought business" that allows anyone to download skills, memories, and even emotions like a software update. Need to learn a language? Just install it. Want to feel the thrill of a new experience? There's a pack for that. The story takes a dark turn with the "Emotion Store," where you can subscribe to 'Pure Joy Premium' or purchase a 48-hour 'Sadness Experience.'But this world of infinite life and instant knowledge has a profound cost: a universe-wide apathy where genuine struggle, appreciation, and feeling have vanished. It's a thought experiment that connects to the AI and brain-interfaces of today, forcing us to ask fundamental questions: What is the value of knowledge gained through hardship? What makes an emotion authentic? And when everything becomes interchangeable, what makes "me" who I am?

What happens to humanity when we conquer death, time, and even learning itself? This discussion is a speculative journey into a distant future, imagined on a one-hour flight from Pluto to Mars in a world where "thought installation" technology has made everything possible.In this future, a Japanese startup has created a "thought business" that allows anyone to download skills, memories, and even emotions like a software update. Need to learn a language? Just install it. Want to feel the thrill of a new experience? There's a pack for that. The story takes a dark turn with the "Emotion Store," where you can subscribe to 'Pure Joy Premium' or purchase a 48-hour 'Sadness Experience.'But this world of infinite life and instant knowledge has a profound cost: a universe-wide apathy where genuine struggle, appreciation, and feeling have vanished. It's a thought experiment that connects to the AI and brain-interfaces of today, forcing us to ask fundamental questions: What is the value of knowledge gained through hardship? What makes an emotion authentic? And when everything becomes interchangeable, what makes "me" who I am?

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