They’re gonna call you out.
So much for safety
amongst the crowd.
If you open your mouth,
better be prepared
to be ground down.
They’re gonna drag you.
Ask the ones who came before,
if you can even find them.
Stabbing all the avatars,
trying to pierce
the minds behind them.
Suffering a loss
hits different when
it’s public,
but purely psychological.
Mental scars don’t heal,
they become
rampant pathologies.
No apologies, here.
Read the room.
Taste the atmosphere
and you get
blood in the water,
shame and hate,
for us it’s too late.
There’s no way
to discriminate
between friend or foe
in a virtual world.
The AI is cold,
and the human mind
much more so.
Looking up
and punching down,
stealing crowns,
and storming castles.
It would be amazing
if this all were
building something more
than clans of assholes.
Assassinate my mind
with your
perfectly timed,
insightful revelation.
My obliteration,
right in front of your eyes,
but only if I
read your words
with mine.
Don’t think I’m here
to do anything,
but change your mind.
HG – 2021
