Science Fiction
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Why Joining the Global Mind Is the Worst Mistake You Will Ever Make
Ray was the kind of man who enjoyed a quiet bathroom break. That was before the Link. Now, even when he sat on the cold plastic seat at three in the morning, he could feel four billion people thinking about their grocery lists. It was like living inside a giant, wet radio that never turned…
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Why the Digital Afterlife is Deleting My Dead Wife to Save Five Cents
Silas stared at the pixelated mess that used to be Dottie’s face. Yesterday, he could see the tiny gold flecks in her brown eyes and the way her left eyelid flickered when she was about to laugh. Today, her eyes were just two blurry brown squares. It felt like a cold blade sliding between his…