- cross-posted to:
- technology@slrpnk.net
- cross-posted to:
- technology@slrpnk.net
These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget… inside their bodies.
These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget… inside their bodies.
Upload is a pretty good show about it.
But in that show if you didn’t have money, you didn’t get “up time”.
So the wealthy were able to live relatively normal “lives” but if your account ran dry you’d lose all you shit. Maybe even to the point where you’re only “on” for a few hours a month and even then you lagged behind everyone and instead of an avatar you were just a face on a screen.