Altered Carbon - A bit Eldar ish?

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**Niiai**

So, altered Carbon. First a book, then a TV series on Netflix.

I found it good, I would place it between worth seeking if you stumble upon it to worth seeking out and watch once, on an implied scale. In altered Carbon a new techonolgy revutionalise sociaty and human behavior. You can have a copy of your brain in a chip. And then you can put that ship in a new body if you die. From that follows the natural implication. What I found a bit disturbing is how dark they dare go to explore this theme. Several times I though that this must be remnant of eldars before the fall, when they breed slanesh, or how some dark eldar live now in Chomorag.

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What do you think?

**Musselman**

I agree, there are similar themes shared between the humans of altered carbon(the Meths) and the Eldar. It also seems to make logical sense that if a being could live for hundreds or thousands of years, they would become apathetic and/or sadistic due to boredum.

I enjoyed the series, it seemed to be like a sci-fi version of stranger things. It was a combination of various sci-fi/cyber punk themes. Poe was the oddest and most likable character to me, and I am curious if it will get another season.

**chromedog**

Poe was just an avatar for the hotel AI. Nanotech handwavium is involved (it's also part and parcel of the "altered carbon" that makes the cortical stacks possible. In the book it's based on, the hotel was "The Hendrix" but the Hendrix estate denied the use of the name or likeness (It's a trademark you need permission to use).

It was written in 2001. An extension of what was cyberpunk through a "transhumanism" filter (where the genre has gone from where it was in the 80s).

There's already a disconnect between the obscenely rich and the poor- the meths just ramp that up to eleventyone.
They are the hereditary rich, with access to instant backups and clone banks. Who mere laws cannot touch because they OWN everything.

**Kommissar Kel**

Uggh.

Philosophy from a single point of view(i.e. Biased Philosophy)

And a logical outcome from only all parties subscribing to that point of view.

This is the exact "socialism" southpark made fun of with the First-second Year college hippies having a music festival episode was making fun of.

everything is a lot more complex than most of us can conceive. If the "immortality" is freely/equally available; it would cause strife and civil war. If it was only available to those with means it would do the same, later, and with a higher cost to the poor.

**FeindusMaximus**

A.C. was a kick arse 10 episode series! Hopefully that don't make season II. As for Eldar comparison, not seeing it. IIRC it was ep 6 or 7 were the creator of the "Chip" talks about being wrong in creating it.

**Lemane0116**

Here's the meme version of Kommisar Kels post