And I wandered lonely in a dark land, and I saw a vision of the future.  Standing before the vision was a grim spectre.

The spectre beckoned me and said: "My name is Reason, look at this future."

I looked and as far as I could see people were huddled over their machines and hand held devices.  They could not leave and dare not look up but they were not happy.
"Tell me why" I asked Reason.
Reason spoke:  "They are interacting", said the spectre.  "They may not look away for their next interaction will arrive and they might miss it and then they would become the souls who have lost their way".

I asked was it always like this.  Reason said; "Not always.  Once they could watch interactions at their own pace.  They could leave and come back as they chose.  They could watch on televisions and computers but the world was far slower then.  Now it has to be done Now.  There is no rest."

I asked the Reason why.  The spectre replied that "for the new pathways to be successful all must be enslaved and must give up their freedoms.  All must conform and have no opinions but those that are interacted to them. "

I asked Reason if this was The Future and the spectre replied: "it is A future, but it will be your future if you do not stand firm.  Ask for the reason, and if there is none refuse the pathways."


"Which pathway shall I choose then Reason?"  I asked.

Reason replied: "Unless you choose the path of Live Feed all of your futures will be as theirs.  And then it will all fade and you will have nothing."

Then I woke up and thought.  "Too fecking right."