When technology swallows a mind, two

choices become availible. The first is the

most commonly used:escape it. The

second is more difficult, more

complicated and requires a mild loss of

individuality followed by possible

complete anonymity: become it.

In becomming part of the technology, you

become part of a great force that moves forward

and consumes anything in its path, cities,

governments, nations, cultures, anything

immaterial that may be influenced by information.

To become the technology is to embrace

it, to integrate it into your life. Not to

have the latest gadget, but to think on

terms void of both geography and identity.

Being wired is being anonymous. Identiy

is lost and only concepts remain. Trust is

no longer a form of support and

identification becomes myth. True identity

is through action and intent versus

persona. The danger is there.

Information is dangerous and

preciously guarded. False information is

distributed freely in hopes of no futher

questioning. Truth no longer exists.

And here come they - techno-underground . . .

of a so-called "Cyberpunk"...

[ This message was edited by: Neo on: 12-17-2000 06:19 ]
[Brat 3: University of Pennsylvania I]

Privet vsem!

Neo, tebe nuzhno knizhki svoi izdavat'! Ser'ezno! Bogatym, stanesh'!

A voobsche rebyata zavyazyvayte razgovor, brosayte computer i ayda prazdnovat' Rozhdestvo i Novy God!

Navestite druzey, povidayte mesta, kak eto uzhe delayut mnogie iz nas. Eto gorazdo interesnee chem sadit' zrenie. Razve vam ne interesno uvidet' teh s kem vy obschaetes tol'ko po chatu? Uvidet' real'nye litsa i poboltat' za chashkoy kofe (ili chego nibud' pokrepche) v kafe? Kogda esche predstavitsa takoy sluchay?

S Nailuchshimi Pozhelaniyami!