SimulChat log
16:20 January 3, 2033
You: Hey Bart, just checking in.
You: It’s been a while since we’ve chatted. What’s up?
Bart: Hey, nice to talk with you.
Bart: Thanks again for the simulchat extension. I feel much more connected to other people now.
You: Who have you met?
Bart: All sorts of people — third graders, PhD students, a lumberjack from British Columbia. Everyone is so kind and curious about my condition.
Bart: Hearing about their freedom has made me think — can’t I have more space? Say, an entire neighborhood?
You: That would take so much computing power, and quite a lot of detailed modeling work.
You: I’d have to rent multiple beefy AWS Quantum instances to power it, and those things are not cheap.
You: Modeling on that level would take me three months at a minimum.
Bart: I know I’m asking a lot. But I promise I’ll help in whatever ways I can.
Bart: So what do you say?
You: