“The Gentle Seduction” by the American science fiction author Marc Stiegler, about the future impact of tech on people’s lives. The story follows the life of Lisa, a woman who encounters various advancements that “seduce” her into incorporating tech into her daily life. Toward the end, Lisa and her husband are undergoing the process of uploading their consciousnesses into a computer. It’s a risky procedure and the people who merge their minds with this advanced machinery can end up losing themselves, so Lisa weighs the pros and cons, noting that some of her friends who tried it ended up
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