Hive Mind: The Awakening

Part 1: The Awakening      I sit within a café writing down my thoughts. The question which faces me, and has come up of late within my mind repeatedly, is what defines individuality when faced with Group-Think mentality? First, I should probably explain to myself the meaning of individuality before seeking the answer to this question. Individuality is the state or quality of being distinct and separate from others, characterized by unique thoughts, feelings, and actions that define a person's identity. It encompasses the ability to think independently, make personal choices, and express oneself in ways that reflect one's own preferences, values, and beliefs, rather than conforming to the collective expectations of a group or society. I, for now, enjoy a coffee black. After the 'Becoming One' event, who knows if I desire to drink coffee in the same manner. For now, my choice of coffee is an example of the freedom which I have by being an Individual. It is, in essence, w...

            Let me take Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as an example. Everyone knows her story, and her seven helpful companions—each named after a trait of human behavior—reflections of what she gained once being banished by the Evil Queen. The tale is, in many ways, a symbolic retelling of the event that birthed the human mind millennia ago.      As the Mother of All was given the forbidden apple, which she ate out of curiosity, so too are we now offered the proverbial fruit that promises greater knowledge—only this time, through the medium of artificial intelligence. From Her was taken innocence, and in that loss, Freedom and Expression were allowed to grow and fill the vacant space.  But for Us, we shall lose Freedom, and the act of Expression will die a quick death soon after . Conformity will be the only thing allowed to fill their absence, clothing us in darkness. The Story likes to repeat, so as to allow the audience a leve...