Join us in the great link, Odo.
idk if kinda looks cozy in there
Is there something behind this premise? I’m noticing it more and more lately, between Elden ring, ender lilies, assorted flesh and/or consciousness blobs in D&D, fullmetal alchemist, etc… Have there always been stories about horrific amalgamations of humanity pulled together in a state between malignant rage and maddening existential horror? Or is this a recent thought?
Some more examples of the trope: the antagonists of the Scholomance books, and of The Interface Series
I believe it’s just a view of humanity eventually evolving towards a hive mind that’s a single consciousness.
It’s not really new. The concept exists in sci fi. First case seems to be in ‘The Human Termites’ in David H. Keller’s 1929 ‘Wonder Stories’ (according to Wikipedia). The specific idea of the flesh nexus is mostly just an evolution of that.
All things considered, that’s incredibly recent. It’s essentially modern folklore, and that’s absolutely fascinating to me. Thank you!
This is about trans folks ain’t it
who knows… it’s vague enough to be used to any kind of hate tbh. all we can say is it’s about conformity
It’s about technological advancement and its augmentation of the human condition (think social media, phones, and the internet). There are people who resist these changes, often mislabelled as ‘luddites’ (the Luddites of the 19th century specifically opposed automation for its threat to jobs, but were reprehensive of all technology as a part of that).
This meme is just taking those who berate Luddites to their ultimate conclusion, which is a hive mind where all personal autonomy is lost, and it could be argued they cease to exist as a distinct individual. The flesh part of it is merely a means of making it more grotesque.
I thought it was pretty obviously about the internet itself
Its the “what do you mean babies shouldn’t be integrated into the nexus from birth” and the “99.99% of individuals don’t regret integration” bits that make me suspicious. Also it being 4chan. It being about the internet also makes a lot of sense though and I hope that was the intent
IDK, the first thing that came to my mind was an SCP where everyone started mushing into other people and making giant blobs because the sun (?) went crazy.
SCP-001 When Day Breaks. Fucked me up for weeks. 10/10 excellent story.
It’s 4chan. When it’s not transphobia, it’s racism.
When Day Breaks.
Ah! That’s the name of the SCP short story right?
Basically exactly the plot to SOMA
Is that an anime? I’m interested. I could Google it but I won’t so don’t leave me hanging.
SOMA is a horror game/walking simulator (depends on the critic) about a man who has his brain scanned as he is dying of brain bleeding caused by a car accident months prior. By having his brain scanned, it actually copies his consciousness, and he ends up transported to a far flung apocalyptic future.
I don’t want to spoil too much, it’s an amazing game with fantastic dives into rather dense and challenging ethical and philosophical questions. My reference to this post was about the fact that, in the future, an artificial intelligence fashioned a sort of “flesh nexus”—the AI was given the sole task of preserving human life, and in its reasoning, if a person is dying, they can be converted into something different that will live on indefinitely.
PLEASE, either go play the game (it’s not extremely long) or watch a good let’s play.
Sounds amazing
It’s a game
Shit. I don’t have time for games. I’ll watch a YouTube video about it. Gaming for me these days consist of watching some YouTuber breakdown some game I’ve never heard of while I drift to sleep.
Lol same. “Bro you should play Elden Ring”. I have maybe an hour a week where I could reasonably play games, it would take me a decade
Not to judge too harshly (but I’m about to) but I spend a lot of my work time inside others homes and I constantly see grown ass men with kids and it’s obvious their entire lives revolve around call of duty or fortnite and I’m like wtf? What job do you have that allows you time to play that stuff so intensely and still be a reasonable role model for your kids?? I’m partly jealous and partly wondering if they’re even involved in shit outside of the gaming. I see it all the time, Dad is playing games while the kids are sitting in front of a tablet with headphones on at 2 in the afternoon on a fucking school day and they’re in their underwear or just diapers. Backyard is a disaster filled with dog shit and toys that haven’t been touched in months and I’m in there spraying pesticides to kill the bugs invading their house because no one in that family has even seen a broom less yet used one. These are upscale homes too, not some crack den. It’s fucking depressing to me mostly because you can almost smell the dysfunction.
I know it’s not everyone but it gets to me when I do see it because one day they’re gonna wonder when that kid grew up and why they are so anti social with them or why no one talks to each other.
Rant over I guess. Harangue me if you all want, I know I just did, but I gave that shit up to be a kick ass dad to my daughter and help her discover her interests, not shoving mine in her face or neglecting her interests for my own. My parents sucked and I see a lot of kids who are gonna feel the same as me.
Long story short, I bet Elden ring is the shit so I’m gonna watch YouTube videos about in bed lol.
Yeah, my daughter is just about 2 and I can’t imagine being as disconnected as I’ve seen some parents be
Sorry to disappoint, but you’re just getting props from me.
I think you might have some selection bias going on there if your job is to remove insect infestations from people’s homes. Anyway Soma is a very story focused game so watching a playthrough is a valid alternative to playing it yourself.
My job is 95% just general maintenance. The ones I’m talking about are the rest. I recognize my bias, I admitted as much. Doesn’t make me feel any different though.
Babies need to be inserted from birth? So people are still made the conventional way or does the nexus poop out babies and we need some people outside the nexus to throw them back in? Anon should try get on with nexus maintenance if he doesn’t want to join.
get in the flex neshus, shinji
