Somehow this quote of Nabokov’s seems appropriate, although the referenced cage might be replaced by the word “technology."
“As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for Lolita] was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes, who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage.” Vladimir Nabokov
I can't quite "like" your report. but, it is fascinating and also a bit disturbing. its a strange world out there - and from what you write of - getting stranger. but, then, in twenty, thirty, fifty years what now seems scary, dumb, or strange will be the norm.
Somehow this quote of Nabokov’s seems appropriate, although the referenced cage might be replaced by the word “technology."
“As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for Lolita] was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes, who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage.” Vladimir Nabokov
I can't quite "like" your report. but, it is fascinating and also a bit disturbing. its a strange world out there - and from what you write of - getting stranger. but, then, in twenty, thirty, fifty years what now seems scary, dumb, or strange will be the norm.