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Caitriana NicNeacail's avatar

So well told! Excellent.

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Isaiah Sanford's avatar

This was excellent 👏 It perfectly encapsulated my own anxieties about cognitive technology. I myself am not a fan of the idea of "technological ascendancy" leaving the realm of science fiction.

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J.M. Ransom's avatar

Neat tale. I definitely see the connection to how phones — and even digital banking — have become the default form of payment in many places, locking people without access to them out of commerce, too. I’m currently reading Octavia Butler’s “Lilith’s Brood” series, and l see a similar theme in this story about humanity’s resistance to change in what we are and how we think, albeit from a different angle. Thanks for sharing.

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Blanket Fortress Of Solitude's avatar

Oh man, this was bleak. At a certain point, you're the only one who remembers the old world. Everyone else has moved on. All you can do is keep your family safe.

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