The Friction of Connection
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The Friction of Connection
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Narrado por:
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Virtual Voice
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De:
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Anthony Frazer
Este título utiliza narración de voz virtual
A Collection of Near-Future Narratives
In the "Smooth" world of 2036, life is a series of optimized events. We edit our memories to erase the pain of ex-lovers; we outsource our children’s tantrums to the cloud; we attend weddings via holographic proxies to avoid social exhaustion. The "Lumen-Rating" system ensures our public sentiment is always green, and the "Axiom-Phase 2" treatment promises a body that never ages.
But beneath the seamless surface of the digital grid, a primal human need remains.
From the high-tech hubs of Shoreditch to the ancient, muddied fields of the Blackmore Vale, these ten stories explore the "Jagged" edges of the soul. They are stories of people fighting to be heard over the hum of the machine, choosing the heat of an argument over the silence of an algorithm, and finding that the only true connection is the one that leaves a scar.
Because in a world without friction, there is nothing to hold onto.