[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

In the light of current events, as well as an increasing awareness of our dependency on electronic assistance, it begs the question...

Humankind really is over-reliant on our own technological advancements, aren't we?

My own city of Romdeau fell in part because of the Cogito Virus, which gave rise to the revolt of artificial intelligence. We could not function in our day-to-day lives without entourage and other service autoreivs handling menial operative tasks within the dome. People went mad, lost sheep- it was really quite humbling, how easy crippled we were. How childlike and helpless. Myself included. This world has changed me even in the simplest ways.

Three years ago, prior to my arrival, I'd never really done any cooking for myself, or cleaning for instance, or... so many things. Blackouts would render even the modern day hospital effectively paralyzed, if not for our backup generators.

(This is an awfully ironic conversation to be opening over NV, isn't it?)

All the same, my curiosity is piqued-

Some of you are from ages before the development of computers, androids, networks, lights, motorized vehicles, electronic devices and appliances, digital media, etc, etc...

I'd really like to know- what was it like? How did you live? What was the adaptations necessary, living "hands on", and without tools? Reliant on only face to face communications.

How is it for you now? Improved? Or do you feel as we're all inadept and talentless by comparison, as drone-like as the binary accessories which support us?

Comments

[tea_lover64]

Ah, well when there wasn't as much technology, they tended to fill in roles that are now occupied by others. Ostrich horses were primarily used by the Earth Kingdom. We in the fire nation domesticated komodo rhinos early on which served as mounts, and food occasionally too.

[gaveherwings]

Before arriving in port, I'd only seen horses as mounts in books and classic paintings, preserved from the creators' time.

Were many of your animals interordinal-hybrids? How was that possible?

[tea_lover64]

That is unfortunate. I am not certain how it is possible, but I do know that it was strange to have a single type of animal. The idea of something simply being a bear or a horse was quite odd.

[gaveherwings]

Interesting. Genetics must...work wholly differently.

Is 'bending' considered hereditary as well?

[tea_lover64]

It varies, identical twins can be the same in every way except one is a bender. It seems to follow something more along the spiritual sense.

[gaveherwings]

A spiritual sense?

Now that I do find interesting.

[tea_lover64]

Yes, from what I have seen and observed it does not seem to follow a strict guideline however.

[gaveherwings]

Nature often finds her ways of surprising us. Usually, much to humanity's chagrin.

[tea_lover64]

I wouldn't necessarily say so. Nature can constantly surprise you if you give it the chance, and in ways that are quite amazing and beautiful. It is something which you should respect and seek to live in harmony and balance with.

[gaveherwings]

It's wonderful, but very foreign to the things I know.

[tea_lover64]

It is good to get out of your comfort zone. Myself personally, a lot of the technology is far from what I am used to, but I have made an effort to learn how some of it works.

[gaveherwings]

Well, if you ever do need a quick tutorial-

...I suppose I'm a bit busy to be offering, but- we'll try to schedule something.