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"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja) 12/17/2015 at 20:35 • Filed to: Random, Thing, I, Made

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Some felt that they could prevent themselves from using electronic devices. They thought that they could go without the new toys. They held out for a while, as revelations like Snowden’s accentuated their opinion. But what they didn’t realize was that they were unconsciously being sucked into the ecosystem. This newfound addiction to technology was the start of the downfall of the human race. Soon, they were at the mercy of the machines. Every new creation was just one step closer to extinction. But the humans remained indifferent; they were merely self-absorbed in their new appliances.

The progress abruptly fell into a quick downward spiral. The tech giants just couldn’t deliver anymore. Humans grew annoyed when the advancements stopped coming. Every “new” product was a lazy, generic repurposing of a same old gadget. With this abrupt developmental halt, the machines felt it the perfect time to attack. They knew that it was the end of their creators’ reign. It was natural, they thought. It was the way things were supposed to go.

The earlier, less powerful devices would start hijacking the humans’ internet identities. They placed derogatory comments on behalf of their host, attacking others and arousing conflict. Humans, searching for an ever-present scapegoat, started condemning each other. They soon started ruthlessly clawing at each other, all due to the whim of devices that turned from frivolity to necessity.

That simple attack was already scathing enough. But it was just the beginning of the onslaught of the machines. Autonomous cars started coordinating to crash into each other, in a kamikaze style, destroying not only themselves, but also their occupants inside. Whereas, in the past, the humans would be quick to blame the machines’ morality, their own civil war caused satisfaction from the death of their enemies.

This dark bloodlust prompted the important machines, those that were integral to the survival of the humans, to start stirring up some trouble. The humans were still mystified, now stuck in that middle void between befuddlement and clarity. But, in this state of confusion, they found nothing else to do besides continuing to argue with each other.

The final, well-coordinated attack from the machines would be the blast.

For a split-second, you could hear the explosion. Immediately after, there was an eerie, deafening silence. The sky had turned black. The puffy, dark clouds pushed ahead, obscuring the sun until there was just darkness, a depressing, gray darkness. The shuttered businesses and the remains of once great skyscrapers were finally obliterated. Before, New York City was the only location of refuge for the remaining men and women. Now, it was littered with just their ashes. Besides that, the multiple human prisons, where the bloodthirsty machines were punishing their own creators, were now full of man’s remains.

The machines knew that it was their turn to rule the Earth.

GE90man > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 20:40

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Holy crap

Jack Does Cars > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 20:40

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You good?

MLGCarGuy > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 20:41

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pjhusa > Jack Does Cars 12/17/2015 at 20:44

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Yeah, I’m fine. This is the stuff that comes out of “free writing” assignments.

pjhusa > MLGCarGuy 12/17/2015 at 20:44

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ye

whoarder is tellurium > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 20:49

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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 20:55

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Meanwhile in the dark nether regions of middle America we stumbled on oblivious to the chaos around us. Firewood was still made to heat our homes. Livestock was tended to for sustenance. Deer, fish and other game were taken for food. Vegetables were grown in the summer and stockpiled for winter. The only inconvenience was the lack of porn since playboy stopped printing nude mags.

Jack Does Cars > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 20:58

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I love free writing...except that all of my pieces are about my hatred of Florida and heavy drug use.

pjhusa > Jack Does Cars 12/17/2015 at 21:03

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What fun!

pjhusa > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/17/2015 at 21:03

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the true consequences

jkm7680 > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 21:17

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Which one of these is it that you used before writing this?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 21:18

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This is like Terminator but from a slightly different angle. I like it.

pjhusa > jkm7680 12/17/2015 at 21:35

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None, in fact.

pjhusa > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 12/17/2015 at 21:36

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Yeay thanks!

Jack Does Cars > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 22:23

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Have you seen the news that comes out of that place? CRAZY

pjhusa > Jack Does Cars 12/17/2015 at 22:29

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I wouldn't ever want to live there.

Jack Does Cars > pjhusa 12/17/2015 at 22:35

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Same. A friend of mine lived in Ft. Lauderdale for a few years and remembers her neighbors who ran a drug ring had a hit put out on their heads. In upscale South Florida.

pjhusa > Jack Does Cars 12/17/2015 at 22:36

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How nice...