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		throwaway7893 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sleep is essential – researchers are trying to wor... I think one of our goals is to reduce entropy in the Universe, and being awake lets us do 100x more of that than if we were in low power mode

kridsdale1 7 months ago [–]

What kind of sleep are you having that is more entropic than your waking?

throwaway7893 7 months ago | [–]

Entropy increases in the universe by default, so sleeping allows that to happen more than in the waking state

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