![]() Kuno is worried about their helpless reliance on this machine. The narrative follows the encounter of Vashti and Kuno, a mother and son who live on opposite sides of the world, and their uncomfortable attempt to meet in person at Kuno’s request. ![]() The room, though it contained nothing, was in touch with all that she cared for in the world. There was the button that produced literature, and there were of course the buttons by which she communicated with her friends. ![]() There was the hot-bath button … (t)here was the cold-bath button. There were buttons and switches everywhere – buttons to call for food, for music, for clothing. People can also mute themselves if they wish (they seem to be untroubled by the “you’re still muted” problem).Īn Alexa-like monitor supplies everything they might require at the push of a button: ![]() Each day passes from one virtual meeting or lecture to another, the passage of time indicated only by the dimming of artificial light. Each person lives alone, yet on the face of it few are unhappy.Ī vast, global Machine connects everyone through video communication – a little like Zoom or WhatsApp which have become so important during lockdown. Human beings live deep beneath the surface in cramped hexagonal chambers. It is set in an unspecified future, where Earth has become inhospitable. ![]()
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