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Harmony Stone
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>Tell her you don't know, or its complicated.
Simple enough, especially since the reason I'm here is because a thousand voices in a tiny glass ball told me it was a good idea.
>Don't tell her about Vresch!
I wasn't going to. He's a secret.
"It's complicated."
"Very well. I won't ask."
She catches on quick. "So, what's this Nihilist Tech Movement about, Remi?"
"Well, everything dies, in the end. Plants, people, animals, you, me. Everything is going to go away, even technology. Everything will die."
"...That's pretty dour."
"You may think so, but the Nihilist Tech Movement is a religious one. We believe that, in time, you will die. Everything you own, everything you love, everyone you love. One day they will all be gone. But we believe in saying goodbye on your own terms."
"...Oh? What do you mean by that?"
"Well, with modern day medical advances, you can keep a person alive for as long as 80 years, on average. But with cybernetic implants, there is theoretically no time limit on life*. The only thing cybernetics can't save you from is Alzheimer's or lots of violence. Right now, cybernetics can only be obtained if you can get a license for them. We're trying to legalize their usage in medical emergencies, one step forward on our battle for total legalization of cybernetics."
"So... I think I'm missing the part where living forever and everyone dies meet."
"Oh, my apologies. I was getting ahead of myself. See, we believe in dying on your own terms, when you are ready to go. We believe suicide is always an acceptable option, and we help people set up there last moments. In fact, suicide should be the ONLY option. However, sometimes death sneaks up on people, and takes them before they are ready. Our movement wants to be able to prevent such tragedies, by helping people to live for as long as they need to to tie up their lives."
*Projections by Neotis lead cybernetics scientists estimate a maximum obtainable life span of 300 years before the brain simply deteriorates.
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