| Ying: | If we were actually autonomous bubbles, there'd be no need to worry about things outside our tiny spheres. |
| Dmiritri: | We're not. In ways only God understands, we're connected in more ways than we can ever imagine. |
| Frida: | And as the world's population soars and technology advances, those coneections are getting deeper and deeper. |
| Satoru: | Yeah. I am afraid a day will come when there is no such thing as 'privacy'. |
Conundrum
Why worry about death
when you can enjoy color TV?
Why feel concerned about militarism
if you can enjoy virtual fantasies?
Why get upset about world hunger
if you have plenty to eat?
Why be upset about child labour
if your children attend good universities?
Why object to environmental rape
if you have pleasing virtual landscapes?
Is it possible to feel human
in a society run by beasts and machines?
Hear the author read this poem.
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