Max

Let’s say we invent warp drive that allows you to move almost instantaneously. You can visit any planet in the universe. Do you eventually go everywhere destroying the concept of infinity or do you just never stop?

I have a friend who is disabled. He told me he had Aspergers and that his IQ is 75. That checks out since he can’t read any book that isn’t a children’s book. However, I’ve been friends with him for 9 years and he has displayed many signs of things that seem to be indicative of mental illnesses. For example; he believes that because certain authority figures have told him not to bother people that they are horrible people and will never let their own kids make decisions when they are adults. He told me he is ethical because he eats vegetarian and asks strangers about their undergarments. He says that he is a pleasant person to be around after telling people to shut the **** up and has said that people can only get food from him after he has thrown up. He also believes his 8th grade teacher is going to come to his house and take away his books. Yes, this could be autism speaking but it also seems to be schizophrenia since his view of reality is incredibly warped. He has also expressed violent desires on people who didn’t answer his  questions. He also thinks it’s okay to direct farts at people on the subway because he claims they smell good. He has also sent me text messages that are clearly him trying to annoy me as I have called him out on it several times. Is this just autism or does he have psychosis, schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorder etc?

I think that most people are just awful. 

Throughout my life many people have thought I was like a brainiac. I spoke early and people just said I sound smart. My grades were ok but my IQ is average and despite being a pretty decent writer; I am nothing special. As a kid, I had glasses and lots of people called me a nerd. I guess I am since I find science and Star Wars to be fascinating. Yet truly smart people have also called me an idiot when I was exposed to them; even some people on this forum. I don’t know what to do? Should I keep pretending to be smart like a lot of people think or should I keep telling others I am not the sharpest tool in the shed. I’ve been doing that with some of my professors (I am in grad school) and told my archivist professor that the work is challenging for me. 

I sometimes see fast food places on 48 hours and Dateline and some of them I’ve never heard of. One story took place in Alabama with a place called Milo’s Hamburgers and another place in the south was a chicken place called Zaxby’s. For some reason I find this fascinating and wonder how many unknown fast food places exist in certain corners of the country. What places do you have in your neighborhood that you take for granted that may not be familiar to me a New Yorker?

In my opinion it’s definitely faster than light propulsion. It would allow us to explore the universe and ensure mankind never goes extinct but I am open to other nominations. 

I knew a guy in high school who did. 

I’ve read that the human brain capacity has 2.5 petabytes worth of memory storage. I have an excellent memory for details; even super obscure things that happened decades ago. I only have an average IQ but my recall is very good especially when my memory is jogged or if I had read something more than 1 time. I read that people with Autism may have better memories; and it is possible I am on the spectrum due to my lack of social skills. I also have read that people with larger visual cortex’s have better memories as well. This would imply that part of the brain is bigger and has more “space”. Yet I have read that forgetting is due to retrieval problems and not the inability to store stuff. Yet their are also a handful of people who remember everything and that is not the norm by any stretch of the imagination. So what’s the verdict. Is my memory better because I have a thicker, larger brain matter with more space OR is the retrieval system in my brain wired better OR 

because I constantly “replay” memories in my mind because I have OCD. Is that helping strengthening the memory creating the illusion that I have a good memory?

In one of John Michael Godier’s latest videos on Astroengineering projects he started by saying that present day humanity is either at the very beginning of huge technological development OR at the very end. I agree with him but I wonder which it is. What does everyone else think? Stiegler said technology is always evolving so I am leaning towards the former. 

So over the last few months; I’ve been having difficulty concentrating on things. When I was reading a book; it took me far longer to read as I kept going back and re-reading it as I felt I was skimming through it and not concentrating on the content. I need to re-watch YouTube videos because I feel like I didn’t absorb the content. I’m reading a new book and I feel like I’m just reading it too fast and not absorbing the message. I have two projects. One recreational and one for school and I can’t start them. I keep getting distracted and the school project requires me to read a bunch of stuff that bores me so I haven’t started it yet. It’s due in a week. I am in grad school by the way. I have severe OCD and I am heavily on meds for it. I am also almost 28 years of age. Is it possible I am developing ADHD. I would take a test to determine this but I know that when I take it; my brain will subconsciously concentrate so I can protect myself from any scrutiny. 

In high school I asked a girl out on Facebook. I got no response and the following day I was told she was scared of me and then blocked me. Yet, fast forward to adulthood and her husband met her through messaging her on Facebook. She didn’t seem to have a problem in that situation so it’s just me, right, and not the fact that I used social media? I’m just unappealing. 

I watched an episode of 48 hours about a serial killer named Israel Keyes who was apprehended in 2012. He was a horrible monster who killed at least 12 people BUT he also was a loving father and boyfriend. It doesn’t make any sense. How could he switch between two drastic modes? He also had a job and friends but in secret; he killed people, raped them and buried their bodies in lakes. He genuinely loved his daughter and after she was born, admitted to investigators that he could no longer kill children. He displays many signs of psychopathy yet he seemingly had an island of humanity in a sea of evil. What is about his brain that causes the literal Jekyl and Hyde? Is it something neuroscience can’t explain yet?

I’m a 27 year old virgin and I’m a huge loser. The only contact I have with people my age are over text and some interaction with people on my Zoom sessions for Grad school. I will never have sex because I am hideous and weird. Girls laugh at me and dare me to like them so they can crush me. I can’t induce lucid dreams and true working VR is a long way off so I was wondering if their is anything I could do to simulate a vagina. I masturbate all the time but I wanna stop as I am wrecking my bedsheets. I once heard that a sticking it in a hot water bottle with lotion is pretty close but I’m not sure. I’d rather not get a flesh light or any type of sex toy because my parents have access to my bank accounts and it will be very strange and problematic so I’m wondering if their was something homemade I can use. 

Isaac Arthur is a popular YouTuber who explores different topics in futurism. He makes a new video every Thursday and he is amazing. In June, one of his episodes is called “Galactic screwups”. I love looking at his Google Doc and guess what he is going to cover based on the title. Yet the “Galactic screwups” one is stumping me. Isaac often talks about highly advanced societies employing gamechanging super-advanced tech that can alter the universe on a grand scale. So basically, their is little to nothing “impossible” on Isaac’s channel. What do you think he will cover in “Galactic Screwups”? My theory is that he will cover stellar engineering projects that may go awry and wreck planets or stars but I would like some other opinions on obscure hypothetical mistakes future humans or aliens might make. 

I was reading an article for one of my Library Sciences classes about the decline of Wikipedia and I was very alarmed. Editing has gone down dramatically and it is privately funded so if people lose interest completely; it would surely close down. That’s fine; but I basically revolve my recreational life on reading the info on the Star Wars Wikipedia; which is known as Wookieepedia. It’s very important to have this info at my fingertips so I can write fan fiction and take an in-depth look at various offshoots of the franchise. JonahDimes, an amateur YouTube futurist said it Wikipedia might end in the ‘30’s. Do you think Wikipedia will close down and will it effect the fandom maintained wiki’s?

My great-uncle told me his IQ was 180 and I believe him since he started reading at age 3 and was able to build a robot and learn languages easily. He also was learning differential geometry right before he died. He took the IQ test when he was a child so that 180 is lower; probably 150-160. Do any of you Yahooites have an adult score IQ of 160 or above? If so 2 things. 

1. What special things are you able to do?

2. Do you sometimes feel like you don’t relate to anyone. My uncle did. 

It seems like the average people in the world are *******. I mean I’m not saying everyone is a serial killer or pedophile but most people you encounter are rude, aggressive, impatient, self-centered and love to make fun of or talk down to people both in real life and on the internet. I try my best to be nice to everyone and I don’t understand why most people are just horrible. Even here on Yahoo Answers; you get people who don’t want to help; they just want to demean or chastise. Why is the human race so flawed? Maybe it’s better if we go extinct. 

I DON’T want to work at McDonalds but grad school is hard and I wonder if I can make that it through. I am in Library Sciences second semester. 

I don't have a photographic or eidetic memory but I have an extremely good memory for details and information. I can remember the plots of books I read years ago, and dialogue and scenes from movies. I remember things from as far back as 2 years of age with strong clarity. I can even remember obscure conversation topics I had years ago, dreams I had years ago, and even feelings I've had at certain ages. When I say feelings, I mean my perspectives based on my age. How I felt the time I liked a girl, things that seemed bigger or more challenging when I was younger like giving up the bottle or pacifier etc. I also get aggravated when people repeat things as I have remembered what they said. Don't get me wrong; I forget things like everybody else but I was curious as to why my recall is so good. My IQ is only slightly above average and I suck at math. My brother probably has an way above average IQ; he can do physics and fix electronics but his memory is awful. He even says "I don't remember what I had for breakfast today." What is different about our brains? Do I have more neurons? Are certain parts of my brain thicker or bigger?

I don't have a photographic or eidetic memory but I have an extremely good memory for details and information. I can remember the plots of books I read years ago, and dialogue and scenes from movies. I remember things from as far back as 2 years of age with strong clarity. I can even remember  obscure conversation topics I had years ago, dreams I had years ago, and even feelings I've had at certain ages. When I say feelings, I mean my perspectives based on my age. How I felt the time I liked a girl, things that seemed bigger or more challenging when I was younger like giving up the bottle or pacifier etc. I also get aggravated when people repeat things as I have remembered what they said. Don't get me wrong; I forget things like everybody else but I was curious as to why my recall is so good. My IQ is only slightly above average and I suck at math. My brother probably has an way above average IQ; he can do physics and fix electronics but his memory is awful. He even says "I don't remember what I had for breakfast today." What is different about our brains? Do I have more neurons? Are certain parts of my brain thicker or bigger?