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Yes, it is very "I have no mouth and I must scream"-esque. Personally, I'm not really convinced that electrical activity in the brain means there's a subjectiv
by warent 6y ago
Yes, it is very "I have no mouth and I must scream"-esque.
Personally, I'm not really convinced that electrical activity in the brain means there's a subjective consciousness there. Yet the fact that we don't know (perhaps can never know) is enough to say that continuing with such experience is amoral and moving into the ugliest, worst side of science.
- WarOnPrivacy 6y agoI've front-loaded my horror fantasy with tech that can communicate with the helpless brain. I never read that particular Ellison piece. I figure this is one of those universal "What's the worst thing I can think of" tropes.
- NoOneNew 6y agoDo a quick search on Youtube, there's a recording of I Have No Mouth read by Ellison. It's ~40min long. It's so damn good but will also put you in a nihilistic funk for a while.