Last Word
This new virtual normal may just be the end of us
Machines can do many things, but they can't touch us gently on the hand or shed real tears
13 September 2020 - 00:00
We all seem set on accepting a new reality which isn't real, really. I'm not looking forward to it, really. It's just not going to be much fun, really. Our transition into a new social order, brought about initially by amazing advances in convenient (if not invasive) personal communication technology, and then accelerated by the necessity of social isolation (brought about by Covid-19) is going to be far more difficult than we expect...
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