This speed writing was produced to the tune of Stravinsky’s ‘The Rites of Spring’
10min Speed Writing Session: Technology
I love technology, I love how it has enhanced the lives of all that posses it’s awesome power. I was much younger than, but that made it even more magical. I was given a phone, an iPhone to be precise. Take a look at me now.
I love how I am now able to do everything from this one device. I was popular when I was younger, now I have no need to interact with others, the iPhone allows me to escape into a world where everyone is independent of each other, and all we do is wait for the next great app.
That’s what I do, I create these apps. What to create next. Why ask strangers for directions when you can ask the app. Shopping centres now have self serve check outs, diners for one are at an all time high. Why go to the movies when you can have it all from the comfort of your own home, and the same can be said for the gym.
This is my life, independent (lonely), exciting (predictable).
This morning I woke up, the sky was grey. It has been exactly 6 weeks to the day since I have spoken to another human being. I am scared that I have forgotten how to. This is the world I grew up in, I know no other. Yet, I still want more, more technology. I was popular when I was younger.
A car crashes from the sky, I duck suddenly, even though the car is no where near me. I peak back up from the space I now occupy. The wind is blowing fast from the explosion. The iPhone shop has been destroyed. Now, today, this moment, I will be remembered as the one who opened the eyes of the people. Technology has become like a cancer, it has spread throughout the world and caused us all to become nothing more than mindless zombies. As one we can in the present day rekindle our union with technology. We can now start to rebuild it in our conscious collective though of wanting to be as one.
Am I going insane? I don’t know one from the other, this may be the end for me, once living through technology, now being supported by it. My human life is over, my life as a cyborg has begun. I now see the error of my human ways, you too should view the world from the view of one that has no conscious, I can now act without though and by simply following mathematical patterns in my hard drive. I was popular when I was younger.
The end.
This session needs much more work and is a bit surprisingly random, however I am glad that I was able to write without thinking too much about conventions.
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Joe, AWESOME idea! It was really interesting and I loved the clip about the hype of ‘The dark knight’. Really impressive stuff, and I think it has potential to make a lot of $$$. Ps. Can we all come to the NYE party? :)
ReplyDeletesorry, this post was for week 14- just havent posted it yet!
Hey, u wrote this during speed writing exercise in class? really a good job! im impressed with how you start the story and the way it flows. I'm a really bad writer myself and i guess ter's a lot that i can learn from u.
ReplyDeleteI agree that these days technology has brought us too much changes in life that there has been less interaction in real life. Everythg is so dependent on technology and i think human beings are getting really lazy.
For instance, i always choose to type during in class speed writing exercise than writing them on a piece of paper. The easier the things go, the lazier we become. That's human natural, isnt it?
Well, nothing we can do much bout the world. Just see how things go. Great piece of writing! =)