I love the descriptions, I was picturing creatures that were a cross of Hellraiser's Cenobites, Deus Ex's hanzars, and Videodrome's cybernetic mutations.
The dialogue crackled and really got me thinking about the idea of self... or more importantly selves! Are cyborgs re-encoding their neural pathways so very different to how a certain someone can drive you to passion or even contempt by their very presence?
Even more pertinent is our online selves with more instant, primal, and terrible dialogues than our "true selves". At least the self we imagine.
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have turned many of us into psychological cyborgs if not physical ones yet.
This story offers a timely warning and a chance of escape through genuine caring and empathy if we can only resist the digital...
I love the descriptions, I was picturing creatures that were a cross of Hellraiser's Cenobites, Deus Ex's hanzars, and Videodrome's cybernetic mutations.
The dialogue crackled and really got me thinking about the idea of self... or more importantly selves! Are cyborgs re-encoding their neural pathways so very different to how a certain someone can drive you to passion or even contempt by their very presence?
Even more pertinent is our online selves with more instant, primal, and terrible dialogues than our "true selves". At least the self we imagine.
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have turned many of us into psychological cyborgs if not physical ones yet.
This story offers a timely warning and a chance of escape through genuine caring and empathy if we can only resist the digital...
Excellent Excellent work.
Thank you!