We Are All Cyborgs Now
- we are all cyborgs - every time we look at a computer screen/phone
- if we print out our computer, it'll be thousands of pounds
- we have a second self (present ourself in digital life) people are interacting with us online whether or not we are there
- everyone carries wormholes in their pockets (A to B immediately)
- you can stand on one side of the world, whisper & it’ll be heard on the other side
- kids today have an instantaneous culture
- machines are helping us be more human; co creating eachother all the time (things are beautiful & it’s still human connection, just done in a different way)
Big Mother is Watching
- this author is obsessed with her sleep cycle app (hovering so self-righteously over 8hrs of sleep, sends to friends, instagrams it, etc)
- lives by the quality percentage of her sleep (grades her day based on her sleep Ex). B+ for 88% sleeping quality)
- cheats bc staying up messes with the way she likes to believe/present how she lives (pretends they don’t exist in order to protect her fixed reality)
- “actionless sleep & good sleep aren’t the same thing”
- 2013, man convicted of man slaughter using “Strava data concerning his speed on his bike”
- people track things centered around health, hobbies, and things they’re curious about based on the way we navigate in this world
- happiness is rooted in transparency; knowledge is the source of peace; life is made of data - life that is readable (changeable) is life at its most optimized