Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 8

           Rainingdata.Youcanseeitonsomevirtualmaps,itlookslikesomeone’sknittingtheworldascarf."Helookeddownatmeagain,eyesshiny."Irenesaidthat.Knittingtheworldascarf.Someofthatscarfispeople.Digitisedrichfolks,ontheirwaybetweenbodies.Skeinsofmemoryandfeelingandthought,packagedupbynumbers."

           NowIthoughtIknewwhatwascoming,butIkeptquiet.

           "Ifyou’regood,likeshewas,andyou’vegottheequipment,youcansamplethosesignals.Theycallthemmindbites.Momentsintheheadofafashion-houseprincess,theideasofaparticletheorist,memoriesfromaking’schildhood.There’samarketforthisstuff.Oh,thesocietymagazinesruneditedskullwalksofthesesortsofpeople,butit’sallauthorised,sanitised.Cutforpublicconsumption.Nounguardedmoments,nothingthatcouldembarrassanybodyordamagepopularity,justgreatbigplasticsmilesoneverything.Thatain’twhatpeoplereallywant."

           Ihadmydoubtsaboutthat.TheskullwalkmagazineswerebigonHarlan’sWorldaswell,andtheonlytimetheirconsumersprotestedwaswhenoneofthenotablestheyportrayedwascaughtinsomemomentofhumanweakness.Infidelityandabusivelanguagewereusuallythebiggestgeneratorsofpublicoutcry.Itmadesense.Anyonepitifulenoughtowanttospendsomuchtimeoutsidetheirownheadwasn’tgoingtowanttoseethesamebasichumanrealitiesreflectedinthegildedskullsofthosetheyadmired.

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