I had the strangest experience last night: I awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of rustling paper and found myself sitting in front of my computer, having added several comments to my blog while asleep. These were of the most innocuous variety -- “good job”, etc. My studies in the History of Consciousness tell me that this must have been some sort of auto-hypnotic wish fulfillment -- we have all experienced the feeling of slipping into a trance while plopped in front of the television -- but I have never experienced this in front of the computer before. There is certainly a difference between this and the studies I did during my travels, which, even at their most sedentary, still involved the retrieval of books and the tactile sensation of flipping through their pages.
Perhaps I’ve been working too hard?
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Imagine what it will be like in the future, when they plug the Web directly into your head!
Mind Control!
It's no laughing matter. Reality will be completely altered.
Yeah, dude! Like, every thought you have connects you to a web page. Like I think about calling my mom and my head connects directly to a MILF site!
I can verify that auto hypnotic wish fulfillment is more than some psychological theory. I have on several occassions found myself befuddled by choices made by my role playing cohorts. Despite my well developed decision making and leadership skills, I find my "band of brothers" sometimes allow emotion and raw enthusiasm to guide their actions. After just such an occurrence this weekend, my mother claimed she could hear a constant rattling in my room. Upon opening the door, she found me bouncing a 20-sided die off my nightstand WHILST ASLEEP! It seems the anxiety I endured as a gamer manifested itself in my subconscious. My mother has informed me of similar happenings in the past, including the chaotic evening where I supposedly yelled "Magic missile! Magic Missile!" for the better part of three hours.
Robert Mongrain de la Fauntz
You live with your mother? That's a big surprise.
Elgot 47,
My living arrangements are a matter of family benefit, and are really none of your business. The cynical that read your hateful comments are likely to assume the worst: That I am a socially malignent loafer. I wish to quash these thoughts prior to witnessing further misplaced, inappropriate falehoods about my personal life. The simple truth is I help my mother and father maintain their estate in return for basic compensation. At nearly 1200 square feet, this abode is far too expansive for two retired 50-somethings to keep in livable condition. In return for regular laundry and dusting duties, I only ask for room, board, and occassional transportation to the library. Please relegate further commentary to the subject matter at hand.
Robert Mongrain de la Fauntz
It could be catastrophic. Our ability to cope with reality depends upon filtering out certain information. Things which we have no experience with have no relevance for us. Imagine if we’re constantly being bombarded with foreign data.
Yeah, dude, it could be scary. Like what if I think about calling my dad, and my mind connects me to a DILF web page? Sick shit, man. I couldn’t deal with it.
Cognitive psychologists have shown that successful mental processing requires an ability to forget or disregard certain information.
I am glad my blog has been able to inspire such a wonderful philosophical discussion. However, to bring it back around to the Tzombi, this is exactly why Post-Deceased Tzombi may be more successful as a race than any other. They are “born” fully grown, but their minds are relatively clean slates.
Mr. Weiss,
Could you further define "Post-Deceased Tzombi"? How exactly are they "born," and what do you mean by their minds being "relatively clean slates"? Thanks!
P.S. Robert:
For the love of Odin, why are you even bothering to respond to Elgot47?
Are you just buttering the Tzombi up so that if they take over the world they might let you live?
Very clever, blckeyelnr. I do anticipate a period of Tzombi prominence. I am sure they will be better (and more compassionate) leaders than we are.
Zoinky,
"For the love of Odin?"
You're an asshole.
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