If you can imagine a future where
people no longer talk but have gained the ability, through
technology, to communicate by thought signals alone, perhaps Elon
Musk is right after all. If we begin communicating like machines, are
we not essentially cyborgs? I have often posited the science fiction
scenario that the supposed “war with the machines” will not be
fought upon a landscape filled with metal and lasers. Rather, it will
be a more insidious and subtle battle that some will fight in the
name of preserving humanity. Our fusion with technology already
exists, but how far is too far? Where is the line, and should there
be one? With concerns about monitoring by a futuristic government and
high-tech hackers, will this technology lead us to an Orwellian 1984,
where we can be punished for “thought crime?” The idea of a
computer picking up anything I'm thinking bothers me, especially
considering that our online and smartphone activity can already be
archived and reviewed. Personally, I prefer we keep brain-computer
interface at the hardware level, where we'd need to have
neuro-prosthetics physically implanted. At least then we might be
able to decide against it!
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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