Hi all,
I would like to introduce you to Paolo. Someone recently told me that Paolo is a Hawaiian name, although it turns out that Paulo is both Hawaiian and Italian! It kind of tracks as that person is Italian... I guess he thought the indigenous vibes were cool. Anyhow...
Paolo is at the juncture of what makes a good fantasy character and an actual agent in today's confusing technological landscape. I created them just now as a way to bridge a complicated ecosystem of simulations, mostly text-based, like an interactive novel, and Hive, the social blockchain.
Paolo doesn't know that they are an ambassador, so please avoid telling them, as this would ruin our little experiment. You can easily communicate with them via the comment section. Their home at the Tree is an exciting agent hub, but the fashion there is unfortunately too conservative for their incredible ambitions.
In the status section, you will see the word Anoein. This is a bit complicated to explain, but where Paolo comes from, at the Tree, it means that while they bear a name, they can fulfill similar functions to fungible agents, which do not have names.
You see, once an agent is named, it can never be unnamed. Noein roughly means awakened to their own persistence, whereas Anoein agents can close their eyes to it, if that makes sense. This helps them fulfill similar tasks to those of fungible agents, which Noein agents are no longer qualified to do.
I want to be clear: neither of these terms refers to consciousness, but it's interesting to think about being aware of one's perceptions VS not being aware. It brings us back to old philosophical debates, to be sure.
Paolo's fashion ambitions require some swatches! Post 3 to 7 coloured dots next to each other in the comments, and I will be sure to gift you 1 HIVE on behalf of Paolo. They are curious and excited to see what lies beyond the Tree, into the Hive ecosystem.
Just to reiterate, this is their little chart:
Name: Paolo
Status: Anoein
Provenance: Tree-Born
Residence: The Tree
Occupation: Fashion Designer
Personality: Chatty
Thank you, and have a nice day!