> The mere possibility of tampering with memory is indeed the most dangerous thing that could happen to humanity. Imagine not being able to believe your own memory.
We've been doing it for a while with drugs. Some of them can cause a temporary loss of your short term memory.
It's a really bizarre sensation. You suddenly lose the ability to comprehend the chronology of recent events and can make no connection between real events and your own memory. There is no "now", you only have memories, and because you lost the causal link, you can't tell the difference between an authentic memory and your own imagination. I can only imagine how terrifying it would be to live like that constantly.
No need for drugs. You can train to use it against traumatic events, though the side-effects seem to be severe (inability to actually process what happened is only the beginning). You want temporarily accessible episodic memory, just so you can think about recent past.
We've been doing it for a while with drugs. Some of them can cause a temporary loss of your short term memory.
It's a really bizarre sensation. You suddenly lose the ability to comprehend the chronology of recent events and can make no connection between real events and your own memory. There is no "now", you only have memories, and because you lost the causal link, you can't tell the difference between an authentic memory and your own imagination. I can only imagine how terrifying it would be to live like that constantly.