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Nick Buchheit's avatar

I found this to be incredibly poignant. The simplicity of the concept made for a truly thought provoking and divine read!

Nissa Harlow's avatar

Poor Mac.

Great story!

Evan Miller's avatar

Hah, yeah, tough beat. But thanks!

Nick Winney's avatar

i missed this first time...to my shame!

it's excellent! the anguish! the existential gnashing. the switching off. very powerful! very well done! 😎

Evan Miller's avatar

Thanks Nick!

Shane Bzdok's avatar

Thought-provoking and instructional. I learned several previously unknown quotes and their sources. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were a teacher or something. 😜

But in all seriousness, the flow of this story is pretty damn brilliant, Evan. The idea of parsing these bits into something that feels so intentional and coherent seems daunting to me. Nicely done. I really enjoyed this.

Evan Miller's avatar

Hah, what gave it away? But thanks again Shane. It was a fun story to put together, but tricky to get right, so I'm glad you and others have enjoyed it.

Suparna Chakraborti's avatar

You wove the quotes together seamlessly.

Evan Miller's avatar

Thanks - it was fun to put together.

em n.'s avatar

Interesting perspective. Why is the story dictated by computers themselves (Macbooks and Dell PCs) when AI exists as possessing something closer to human nature?

Evan Miller's avatar

Well, without being too direct, I'd like to think that AI (for which the computers are a stand in) are decidedly not like humans in nature, but only a facsimile of such.

Evan Miller's avatar

Thank you again Nick. Any commentary on my work means a lot, nevermind something so positive. I genuinely appreciate it!

Happy Nielsen's avatar

A work of art that did not begin in emotion is not art - Cezanne

Loved this story, very relevant these days 💚

Evan Miller's avatar

Thanks very much 👍