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Phenomenal, as always Jon. It rode the fine line between sorrow and compassion perfectly. The accompanying music was amazing and really put me in a good space to receive this story.

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Wow. Thank you Jeff I am so happy you had a good experience with it. Appreciate you reading it.

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I like how you've weighed our essential humanity against the technology that has objectified us. The things that matter most can never be evaluated by a machine. You've demonstrated that incredibly well.

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Thank you! This was something i didn’t set out to do but came on its own as I was editing and revising. I love it when that happens.

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I concur! I like the lean back into pure humanness. We must preserve that as much as possible. Having experienced my own mother's passing almost in a similar manner, I revisited her last moment through your words. That's all the technology we need..

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"Apparently, it's not as easy as pulling a plug." You deftly told a difficult story of good intentions and final wishes that so many of us will have to experience at some point in our lives - and it's never as easy as just pulling a plug. I really enjoyed the voice you used, the conflict in their heart, and the observations of the days that followed in their mother's collapse. Powerful stuff.

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Thank you Troy. As an empathy exercise, the voice really took a life of its own. Such an interesting project. Really appreciate your comments.

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It felt very authentic. You did a great job.

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This was riveting. You’ve created a sadly believable world. Anyone who’s been in a similar situation with our current technology recognizes how wrenching it is to see a formerly vital loved one dehumanized, connected to machines. This reads as both a love story and a warning.

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Thank you! I agree. And never really thought about it until I started writing.

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Wow! This was fantastic, Jon.

I was captivated by the concept, as I have long since feared that technology would hold us back from actually dying. Which you captured very well.

I was also completely enthralled by the writing, you conveyed so much with a relatively short amount of words.

A truly wonderful piece. Bravo :)

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Thank you Michael. I really appreciate the feedback.

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Well put.

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Thank you, Adam :)

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Wow, Jon. This was really beautiful. And the music was such a nice touch. The story captured well this difficult decision--the grief of saying goodbye and the compassion of honoring a loved one’s desires. Plus, the addition of a future that doesn’t seem too far off was great.

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thank you Holly - what an incredible project - I loved your story - wish i could write story scores for everybodiy's work.

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Was enjoying reading this yesterday, then halfway in, it sparked a vague story idea and I switched screens to write it down. Kept writing for several hours and forgot from where it came.

Found this again today and remembered not finishing. Now I did. Loved it!

Often with watching great movies, listening to good music, reading inspired writing it rubs off and I press pause to follow that lead....yesterdays little set up might be the beginnings of a new book. It has nothing to do with this story except the speculative where tech might lead us....so thank you for that.

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I love when this happens too! Thank you for reading. 👁️🎺🦅⭐️

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You nailed it, Jon. Perfect. What a joy. How great to find you. I've subscribed.

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This was effing badass, Jon. Bravo again.

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This was really good... and realistic, we're getting closer to the situation you describe in the story (though I doubt if we will reach superintelligence with LLMs and Tree of Thought, it is most likely going to be a combination of some neurolinguistic models with enhancement from symbolic models for reasoning).

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This was incredible

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Thank you. It’s an incredible project be sure you read the others. There’s some really beautiful work.

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Such a gorgeous telling of this story - the ending is especially captivating.

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Thank you! I am happy how the ending turned out too. Loved your story as well.

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I loved it. Thank you.🩶

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Thank you Doctor.

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