Symone Williams- Yamamoto Story 3

The "Mirror Girl" story was very profound because it was an allegory for our attachments to materialized technology. For example, my mom still uses the CD's she burned because she is attached to the memories that come with them and the music she uploaded. Also on the same note of music technology, the novelty of collecting vinyls reemerging is another example of attachments to material technology. Shalice was a representation of how far this attachment could go; and how much we invest in our devices.
Shalice being so attached to Yasami reminded me of the tamagotchi. Asami took care of Shalice and was able to move and grow with her. I feel if you were to somehow mix a barbie and a tamagotchi, you get Shalice. She provided the same comfort of being the same gender  in the same way that barbies are marketed to little girls. Also I was reminded of the genie of the mirror in snow white. In my opion, this was a mystified version of that because Shalice was so reliant on Asami.
Two events I would consider the glorious past of humans was the release of the 1st Iphone. It became a movement toward everyone carrying really advanced pieces of technology all the time. We have caught up to the novelty of the Iphone as a society and they are no longer considered advanced, but they are a very mystic piece of technology. Also, the emergence of bluetooth home speakers are important because there has been a lot of Sci-fi alluding to something like this; but they have since become a reality. The fact that I can now make a grocery list on my speaker and have it delievered within 2 hours humanizes these devices. We have a stationery person that will complete all orders that are given. It's not far from the service robots in WAll-E; which is a very scary thought.

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