Talk:X Episode 40: A New Buddy! The Clockwork Mighty Sun Fighter!/@comment-408026-20180106002151/@comment-11372432-20180107010626

Yeah, this was a dumb plot point. I kinda preferred “an AI so complex that it has a soul” over “clan founder secretly put this in long ago”. It’s for a lot of reasons.

First, computer programming as we know it has only been around since the late 19th century. Even then, continuously changing formats causes programs to be incompatible with modern programs after a while. Usually takes a couple of decades. I was under the impression the clan was around for at least a few centuries.

Next, how has this been not discovered after all this time? Geargod is the clan’s very reason for existence! People should have noticed after a while. They should know that any little thing could have caused the whole thing to not work. They should have people whose jobs it is to check and double-check every line of code. Seriously, there are times when just two line of code screws over many people. They should know better and this shouldn’t have been a shock!

Lastly, seriously? The founder inserted a code that long ago and knew well enough for it to gain a soul? Way back then? AI wasn’t even a thing until mid-20th century and that was basically the caveman era compared to now! Calculators were the size of rooms!

Fantasy writers still haven’t learned from midichlorians. You don’t need to explain every little thing, especially when it is stupid or just ruins the magic!