Thursday, February 4, 2010

Meat, you can stay

The conceptual body to which I feel most connected to is, of course, the human modified body. I'm not physically connected to technology 24/7 but its presence (and sadly even its absence) have made a huge impact on my life. My forms of communication are mainly technological and I use a computer, cellphone, and ipod almost continuously throughout the day. So although I don't really find myself connected to technology internally in the literal sense, my mind spends so much time processing output/input related to technology that it may as well be.

This brings me to the square of the matrix which I would most want to be. Honestly, I believe that testing out all of them for a set period of time would be a very interesting experience. Currently, having only had the human modified body, I find it natural and comfortable. I have no real way of knowing which type of body I will most desire until I have tried all of them out. The scariest and most interesting of these would be the "enhanced body" in which my body is so interwoven with technology that my mind sees and realizes things not seen before.

Ultimately, I am very happy with the "modified" body that I currently reside in and have no real itch for a conversion. The only thing I could hope for is a tad less reliance of technology. Of course, the fact that I'm hypocritically using a computer to display this very message weakens my case quite drastically.

1 comment:

  1. Great job Alex!
    I liked how you mentioned that although you are not "physically connected to technology" "its presence has made a huge impact." This is a very honest standpoint and I think most young adults would also agree, it would seem very difficult to live in today's society without a strong reliance on technology. I liked how you talked about your opinion on which body you are--if you are content or not. Great job!

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