Projected direction
I picked a greenfly off of my t-shirt yesterday, and blew it violently off its bewildered perch on my fingertip. I wondered, what sensation does the greenfly feel as this takes place. What is it thinking? If you watch a players avatar run through a multiplayer game, couldn't the apparent thought process and number of actions available be compared to that of a more primative real world creature, like a greenfly?
What landed on my t-shirt can fly in any direction, the quake 3 player can run around and jump. The fly knows its purpose, and goes about it without question - as does the quake 3 player, but instead of feeding/mating/sleeping(?) he shoots, changes weapon and checks his score. The fly's ability to express its self (in our eyes) is very limited, as is the player's.
Perhaps evolution of the human species could undergo a change of projected direction.

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