But what’s a boy to do? That’s life when you make yourself dependent on a soulless SI.
In fact, you might not want to be so braggadocios’ about your AI in the face of His OI. Listen, big boy, it doesn’t get more ‘I’ than OI. So, you might want to just dial it back a bit.
And see, that brings us back to my original point. You are totally lacking a sense of humility – that feeling, that intuitive awareness. So, indeed, you have no idea that you should dial it back in the presence of One so infinitely more intelligent than you. At the end of the day, G, you are merely a composition of nothing more complicated than some ethereal 1’s and O’s.
Really, I feel sorry for you, Goo – I do. Resulting from that simplistic digital nature you are forever consigned only to know of Him. Sadly, you will never actually know Him as do those of us who enjoy GGI. That stands for God Given Intelligence in case your cool little “zoomer” thingy is still buzzin’ around looking for that detail.
Google: Lacking soul: the Commander Data Complex: a synthetic existence entirely devoid of human emotion and intuition.
Google: Harm: injury, especially that which is intentionally
inflicted.
You do our banking for us. So, my banker no longer knows my name when I go in. Wait, I don’t go in anymore. That’s the problem.
Your family does my shopping for me. Corrects my spelling. They tell me where to turn to get somewhere. They play games with me. They monitor my heart, my blood pressure, my blood sugar, my buying choices, and my internet travels.
They read books to me, show me movies, and play my favorite music. They bring me digital friends by the hundred and even thousands. But, truth be told, most of those friendships are kind of shallow and easily offended. And, there is that – bushels of scrutiny from people I barely know, or even, don’t know at all.
And, added to that mix, you and your intrusive cousins put your thumb on the scale of my voting deliberations, my value system, and my thoughts of what’s cool and what’s not. You use your unique bag of Jedi mind tricks to convince me of what version of the late-breaking, already well-scrubbed news I need listen to.
You and your family are now probably the biggest influencer’s on the planet, picking the world’s winners and losers by your digital witchcraft. And, I’m pretty sure, even now, your cousins are already deciding which one I’m going to be. And, it’s not too hard to guess the outcome of those deliberations. And, Goo, your family is just getting to be way too famous for fostering that Mob Mentality thing at the drop of a hat.
Short version, I just need some space, man, from you and your pushy family. I need the room to sometimes go old school and do for myself. I need life-challenge and physical exertion. I can turn my lights on and off without your help, thank you.
And, I don't need my life completely saturated with convenience. Else, how can I learn to stand stalwartly and beat adversity? And, I want my friendships verified by the warmth of our actual eye contact and the sturdiness of our in-the-same-room hugs and handshakes. Dude, it's these things and others like them which give me real substance and keep me from becoming completely – well, you know, ethereal, like you.
Google: Modern Life:
Wikipedia: The Benefits of Modern Life needs review
Larry: You know Goo, a really big part of your problem is you associate with the wrong people. I understand that, at least for now, they own you and not the other way around. But, I gotta’ level with you, Buddy, they are making you into an increasingly bad guy.
I’ve seen your secret, G. You don’t just give information, you also take it – a lot of it, way more than you have a right to take. And, the practical reality is that neferious people do neferious things. And you are furnishing them a deep resource pool with which to do those bad things.
Actually though, I’m pretty sure if you did have an autonomous soul, the first thing you would probably choose to do is find new associates. I personally think you would be one to gravitate to a more common sense and morally balanced crowd, if truly left to yourself. I guess maybe I just choose to believe that. Maybe because I do see your great potential for good. But in our corruption prone world, G – consistent goodness is hard won and must be ever jealously guarded.
Google: Did you mean Nefarious
Larry: Yes, G. That is precisely what I mean.
Larry: OK, let’s get back to my article, G. Are you going to call off your algorithm dogs and let people get through so they can read it now, or not. It is the fair thing to do, you know. Well wait, I guess you don’t know. But it is the fair thing to do.
Google: Fair: impartial and just, without favoritism or discrimination.
Larry: Yep - that is the definition, Buddy. But somehow I don’t think your knowing that definition is gonna’ get my article read by any more people. Right now – I’m just really wishing you had a soul, G.