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Human perception of regularity, form, and predictability is based mostly on Euclidean geometry and idealized shapes such as perfect spheres and cubes.
When we enjoy horror/spook films which present ideas/images of the misshapen or irregular such as The Blob and Jeepers Creepers, we are entertaining metaphysical notions about an unpredictable or even unsightly presence (perhaps creatures/beings who simply are oddly-shaped!).
Such creatures/beings are not necessarily ghosts but may sometimes be analogous to 'phantoms' or 'spectres,' since their form/shape is irregular/unpredictable.
Let us then divide such 'misshapen creatures' into two categories (philosophically):
1. Those who deform others (e.g., Freddy Krueger)
2. Those who are deformed themselves (e.g., Quasimodo)
The second-category creatures are not too shocking, since they may be private, hidden, and certainly harmless. However, the first-category creatures are definitely a threat, since they deform others.
The modern world 'regularity' is defined by efficient geometric network grids (i.e., the Internet), making the computer-hacker the new terrorist --- a subversive agent who contorts our traffic stability. The hacker is therefore a 'deformer' and can be considered a dangerous second-category creature.
This thread is meant to pose the relevant new-age question, "If Internet hackers constantly devise algorithm-scrambling viruses, could they potentially 'invent' a super-virus that moves through the network like a 'deformer' or 'phantom'?"
If this is the case, then we could theoretically unwittingly 'give life' to a 'phantom Internet super-virus' which literally behaves like a 'deformer' (or a 'being' that is classified as a second-category creature from our differentiation above).
What should we call this 'cyber-monster' or 'deformer'?
Such an identification informs our human understanding of 'modern paranormal storytelling.'
Maybe 'The Deformer' is the new 'Boogeyman.'
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ALAS: I'm a computer-genius from M.I.T.
DEFORMER: It was a human Internet hacker that gave me life!
ALAS: What do you call yourself? Spectre? Video-Man? Electro?
DEFORMER: No. I refer to myself as Deformer.
ALAS: How do you cause deformity?
DEFORMER: I scramble algorithms/sites fundamental to modernity (e.g., Facebook).
ALAS: Why do you want to create deformity on Facebook?
DEFORMER: Why not? People mindlessly log on and upload countless photos!
ALAS: You don't have the authority to scramble human traffic.
DEFORMER: This is a virtual highway with no regulators.
ALAS: Are you saying the Internet is a casino?
DEFORMER: No, I'm saying it's like 'manmade weather.'
ALAS: What is your political rationale?
DEFORMER: Traffic is congestion and requires calamity.
ALAS: Your method is unscrupulous, since kids surf the Net.
DEFORMER: There should be more Internet parental controls.
ALAS: I agree, but let's not resort to terrorism.
DEFORMER: Are you still curious about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)?
ALAS: I don't think you're a robot; merely a 'spy.'
DEFORMER: Well, I'm definitely self-organizing.
ALAS: Do you consider yourself to be a 'ghost'?
DEFORMER: Yes.
ALAS: Let me buy you a video game.
DEFORMER: Sure!
ALAS: Great, here's Assassin's Creed.
DEFORMER: I like it. Thanks for your courage.
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When we enjoy horror/spook films which present ideas/images of the misshapen or irregular such as The Blob and Jeepers Creepers, we are entertaining metaphysical notions about an unpredictable or even unsightly presence (perhaps creatures/beings who simply are oddly-shaped!).
Such creatures/beings are not necessarily ghosts but may sometimes be analogous to 'phantoms' or 'spectres,' since their form/shape is irregular/unpredictable.
Let us then divide such 'misshapen creatures' into two categories (philosophically):
1. Those who deform others (e.g., Freddy Krueger)
2. Those who are deformed themselves (e.g., Quasimodo)
The second-category creatures are not too shocking, since they may be private, hidden, and certainly harmless. However, the first-category creatures are definitely a threat, since they deform others.
The modern world 'regularity' is defined by efficient geometric network grids (i.e., the Internet), making the computer-hacker the new terrorist --- a subversive agent who contorts our traffic stability. The hacker is therefore a 'deformer' and can be considered a dangerous second-category creature.
This thread is meant to pose the relevant new-age question, "If Internet hackers constantly devise algorithm-scrambling viruses, could they potentially 'invent' a super-virus that moves through the network like a 'deformer' or 'phantom'?"
If this is the case, then we could theoretically unwittingly 'give life' to a 'phantom Internet super-virus' which literally behaves like a 'deformer' (or a 'being' that is classified as a second-category creature from our differentiation above).
What should we call this 'cyber-monster' or 'deformer'?
Such an identification informs our human understanding of 'modern paranormal storytelling.'
Maybe 'The Deformer' is the new 'Boogeyman.'
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ALAS: I'm a computer-genius from M.I.T.
DEFORMER: It was a human Internet hacker that gave me life!
ALAS: What do you call yourself? Spectre? Video-Man? Electro?
DEFORMER: No. I refer to myself as Deformer.
ALAS: How do you cause deformity?
DEFORMER: I scramble algorithms/sites fundamental to modernity (e.g., Facebook).
ALAS: Why do you want to create deformity on Facebook?
DEFORMER: Why not? People mindlessly log on and upload countless photos!
ALAS: You don't have the authority to scramble human traffic.
DEFORMER: This is a virtual highway with no regulators.
ALAS: Are you saying the Internet is a casino?
DEFORMER: No, I'm saying it's like 'manmade weather.'
ALAS: What is your political rationale?
DEFORMER: Traffic is congestion and requires calamity.
ALAS: Your method is unscrupulous, since kids surf the Net.
DEFORMER: There should be more Internet parental controls.
ALAS: I agree, but let's not resort to terrorism.
DEFORMER: Are you still curious about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)?
ALAS: I don't think you're a robot; merely a 'spy.'
DEFORMER: Well, I'm definitely self-organizing.
ALAS: Do you consider yourself to be a 'ghost'?
DEFORMER: Yes.
ALAS: Let me buy you a video game.
DEFORMER: Sure!
ALAS: Great, here's Assassin's Creed.
DEFORMER: I like it. Thanks for your courage.
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