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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Bionic Facebook

Monetizing Cyborg Prosthetics in the Post-pandemic

If you cut off an arm
you are left with a stump
to which you affix a prosthetic
 
If you cut off a face
you are left with a mask
on which you project an emoji
 
If you cut off a person
you are left with a selfie
through which you attach to friends and followers

Other works by Chris Gaither...
All Languages Are Foreign Languages

If: “The unconscious is structured lik… Then: The ego is structured like a trans… of that language into the mother t…
“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

I was struggling to decide Whether music is more defined by t… “90’s music is obviously the great… Or by type– “Grunge is so underrated, it’s ove…
I Used to Live in the Elbow Room; Now I Live in the Bizarro Elbow Room

If you give people enough space You’ll be amazed By their flexibility If you give people enough cyberspa… You’ll be aghast
In the Battle Between Good and Evil There Is Universal Conscription

You may or may not realize it yet But you’re in the army If you do You’ve got your marching orders; It’s up to you to follow them
Enough

By the time Abraham and Isaac cli… Human beings had long since evolve… Survive danger and avoid death Long enough to overcome death By reproducing and raising offspri…
Fly, Turkeys, Fly

Thanks to his bifocals Ben Franklin could see that while we might look like bald… up close we’re clearly turkeys
“Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses”

The blood-brain barrier is semiper… Because your heart pumps out love By the truckload
In Those Days It Will Be Like the Running of the Bulls

I’ve been running the numbers and the running joke that we’re running the show will keep everyone running in plac… until they all start running for t…
Even Old Thom Yorke Was Once a Sonogram

Rock and roll will never die because OK Computer replaced the world with itself
“Our nervous system is simultaneously being challenged by incompatible demands demanding both avoidance of contact with the SARSCov2 virus and the fulfillment of our biological imperative of connecting with others to feel calm and safe”

The genius of Big Tech’s business… is its simplicity: Get people to pay for what they had previously accessed for free
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I’m Not Impressed

You’ve always dressed to impress But it’s only since social media That you can use your appearance To exact compulsory service
Haiku

We all know death is coming and yet it remains a surprise ending
I’m Not Sure I Understand What You Mean, but I Believe It

A human has being so, we call ourselves human beings God has meaning so, we call Him
When the Devil Says You Can’t Lose, God Knows, You Can’t Win

We’ll never win a power struggle But that’s never stopped us trying And we always end up tying Because our fates are tied togethe…
Center of the Multiverse

I finally realized that when Smokey Bear says Only you can prevent forest fires Only I really believe him



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